Jerome Herbert Skolnick - Quotes

Quotes

  • "The law often, but not always, supports police deception."
  • "Courtroom lying is justified within the police culture by the same sort of necessity rationale that courts have permitted police to employ at the investigative stage: The end justifies the means."

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