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THE POLICE AND TAPE RECORDERS

01 January 1991

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THE POLICE AND TAPE RECORDERS
refdoc July=1991

JOURNAL ARTICLE , User Ref = 007251
J Baldwin
Criminal Law Rev, Nov 1985 pp695-704

Considers one aspects of a major study on this issue sponsored
by the Royal Institute of Public Administration : the abrupt change
in police attitudes towards the use of tape records. Factors seem
to include growing familiarity with new technology, changes in
government and police personnel which introduced people more
favourable to tape recorders and the successful outcome of
field trials. 23 notes and references

United Kingdom, Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure ,
police interview, tape recording

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