Barry Feld ’69
Centennial Professor of Law Emeritus

Prof. Feld Receives Outstanding Book Award for Kids, Cops, and Confessions

Professor Barry Feld's most recent book, Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation Room (New York University Press 2013) received the 2015 Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Science. The citation described it as "An extraordinary contribution to the study of crime and criminal justice." Kids, Cops, and Confessions is only the second empirical study of police interrogation since the Supreme Court decided Miranda and the first to examine juveniles. The book reviews have been equally laudatory: "A terrific book...A rich blend of top-notch empirical scholarship and doctrinal analysis." (Crime, Law, & Social Change); "A significant contribution to research about what happens in the interrogation room with juveniles...An invaluable exploration into how the criminal justice system really works." (Journal of Youth & Adolescence); "A well written and concise account that contributes to literature related to juvenile justice, police practices, and juvenile criminal law." (International Criminal Justice Review); "He provides one of the most comprehensive analyses of interrogations anywhere in the system—one that has lessons not just for the juvenile justice system, but for the adult system as well...The book is a measured account of interrogations that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the inner workings of the juvenile justice system, the interrogation process, or even how the conflict between crime control and due process is resolved everyday by system players." (Punishment & Society) This is the second book for which Feld has received one or more outstanding book awards.