QUESTION
Has Video Recording Interrogations Reduced False Confessions?
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Council Member Osse inquires if the implementation of video recorded interrogations has led to a decline in false confessions and wrongful convictions. The NYPD representative states they are unaware of any false confessions resulting in wrongful convictions since the introduction of video recordings. However, the responsibility of managing and reviewing such data primarily falls to the District Attorney's offices through their integrity review units, making its public availability uncertain.
Chi Ossé
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And since the implementation of video recorded interrogations, has a number of false confessions decreased?
Joseph Kenny
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I I have not been made aware of any lawful convention convictions I'm sorry, confessions that resulted in a in a rawful conviction since we started videotaping.
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I'm unaware of.
Chi Ossé
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Okay.
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Is is this potentially data that is publicly available somewhere?
Josh Levin
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So good morning.
Yusef Salaam
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Good morning.
Josh Levin
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A lot of the information is ultimately reviewed and contained by the DA's offices.
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They have and integrity review units.
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So after that is handed off to them, they're the ones who weigh all the evidence and do the analysis and make a determination about whether it would be false.
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Or not.
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And so that is data that I believe they're the custodians of and that they own.
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Of course, we have conversations with them.
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We communicate with them.
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But in regards to whether they provide that data in a public facing fashion, for example, we heard about the the article, about the ones that they dismissed.
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So I I I'm uncomfortable talking about something with a 100% accuracy.
Chi Ossé
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Sure.
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That makes sense.