International Developments in Investigative Interviewing

Contrary to the widely-held view that the East Asian "developmental state" is neutral in terms of the relationship between capital and labour -- a benign co-operation between state officials and businessmen to organise economic development -- this book argues that in fact the developmental state exists to promote the interests of capital over the interests of labour. Dae-oup Chang asserts that there has been a deliberate mystification concerning the reality of this process. This book presents a radical, Marxist critique of state development theory. It both explains the exploitative functions of the state, looking at the emergence of the particular form of capitalist state in the context of the formation and reproduction of capital relations in Korea; and also traces the origin and development of the process of mystification whereby the capitalist state has been characterised as the autonomous developmental state. In addition, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of labour relations in Korea both before and after the 1998 financial crisis, demonstrating continuing capital relations, state transition and class struggle.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Introduction Part 1: Investigative interviewing and interrogation around the world 1. Investigative interviewing of suspects in Australia 2. Investigative interviewing in the UK 3. Investigative interviewing in the Nordic region 4. Police interviewing in France, Belgium and the Netherlands: something is moving 5. Police interrogation in Canada: from the quest for confession to the search for the truth 6. Interview and interrogation: a perspective and update from the USA Part 2: Current issues in interrogation and investigative interviewing 7. A critical analysis of the Utilitarian case for torture and the situational factors that lead some people to become torturers 8. Investigative interviewing as a therapeutic jurisprudential approach 9. Increasing cognitive load in interviews to detect deceit 10. Detecting deceit: current issues

About the Author :
Tom Williamson was a senior police officer in both the Metropolitan and Nottinghamshire police forces. He was also one of the pioneers behind the establishment of the Institute of Criminal Justice at Portsmouth University in 1992. Becky Milne is a Reader in Forensic Psychology at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Portsmouth. Stephen Savage is Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, Portsmouth University.

Review :
"The editors have assembled a magnificent collaboration between Criminologists and Psychologists internationally, bringing forth critical knowledge and insight. I believe that from an international perspective, its comparative approach will be invaluable. This handbook is essential reading and a comprehensive resource, and challenges the attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions for a wide potential readership." - Carol Spaderna, Aberystwyth University, UK