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Senate debates model interrogation policy in S 285; committee report adopted after failed amendment
Summary
The Vermont Senate extensively debated S 285, a bill directing the Law Enforcement Advisory Board and Vermont Criminal Justice Council to develop a statewide model interrogation policy. An amendment narrowing the bill to juveniles failed; the Senate adopted the committee report and ordered third reading.
The Vermont Senate spent a large portion of its floor session debating S 285, a bill that asks the Law Enforcement Advisory Board and the Vermont Criminal Justice Council to create a statewide model policy for custodial interrogations that relies on evidence-based best practices and aims to prevent false confessions and coercive techniques.
Supporters, led by the senator presenting the bill, said S 285 builds on work from the prior session (S 6) and aims to standardize interrogation methods, require training and certification, and link grant eligibility to adoption of the model policy. The presenter listed objectives including building trust between law enforcement and communities, utilizing evidence-based practices, preventing false…
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