Negotiation

Netflix’s Making a Murderer: An Interrogator’s Perspective

The Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” is causing an outcry for justice in a perceived unjust system.  The 10-part documentary depicts for the viewer a perspective of Wisconsinite Steven Avery, and his nephew Brendan Dassey as they travel through the many layers of the criminal justice system.  This series has taken social media by storm, creating several discussions on interview or interrogation techniques, false confessions and alleged corruption in...

A Tale of Two Headlines: Persuading vs. Reporting

Guilty or Innocent?  Right or Wrong? Apparently it depends on which article you read and the author’s motive. In a culture where the most controversial stories result in better ratings, it is inevitable that these persuasive reports will exist.  However, it causes unfair and unjust consequences for those parties involved when an uninformed society makes a judgment based off a biased report designed to persuade the reader toward a...