Prof. Feld Publishes Two Books

Professor Barry Feld has recently published two books. New York University Press published Feld's Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation. In this richly detailed empirical study, Feld draws on remarkable data of 307 interrogations of 16- and 17-year old youths charged with felony offenses, and he analyzes tapes and transcripts, police reports, juvenile court filings and sentences, and probation and sentencing reports to describe what actually happens in the interrogation room. He also contrasts routine interrogation and false confessions to enable police, lawyers, and judges to identify interrogations that require enhanced scrutiny, to adopt policies to protect citizens, and to assure reliability and integrity of the justice system. One of Feld's earlier books, Juvenile Justice Administration in a Nutshell, has also been translated into Chinese by Gao Weijan.