JargonDatabase

Reasonable Deception

A legal doctrine that says police may lie to suspects during interogations so long as an innocent person would not be affected. For example, the police could say that they had found a bloody fingerprint when they had not. The innocent person would know that they were lying, but the guilty would not be sure. A very effective technique, and one of the main reasons why defense lawyers exist.

See also Code 9, Community Policing, Hook N Book and Terry Stop.

This bit of jargon has been viewed 12,414 times.

Blog Link Copy to Clipboard
What is this?

Return To Cop Related Jargon





Home | Add Jargon | F.A.Q | About | Contact
© 2020 JargonDatabase.com


Jargon Database is sponsored by Profit Awareness - discover your best clients, and get rid of your bad ones (Check out out business practices blog here)

Jargon Database was built by the best web development agency in Atlanta Georgia - Digital Tool Factory