NCJ Number
121265
Date Published
1990
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This summary of case references delineates more clearly the difference between investigative interrogation and custodial questioning with relation to Miranda rights.
Abstract
Characteristics of noncustodial interrogation are absence of formal arrest or advice that the suspect is free to refuse to answer. Questioning in the workplace is not necessarily noncustodial; questioning at the police station is not necessarily custodial. Misrepresentation of the purpose of an investigation does not necessarily make the suspect's consent invalid, but it could be considered evidence of coercion. Glossary included.