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Investigation of a hit and run, directed and produced by John K. Marshall, in Pittsburgh Police

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Investigation of a hit and run

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directed and produced by John K. Marshall, in Pittsburgh Police

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Criminal justice and public safety in videoPittsburgh police

This film follows the investigation of a hit-and-run accident by two officers, with the initial reports, the questioning of people who witnessed the eighteen-year-old suspect, and his girlfriend's subsequent interrogation and statement. A number of factors complicate the case: the suspect was without a driver's license; he reported the car stolen to cover himself; he could not be persuaded to confess; and the girl was pregnant. The police use considerable pressure on the girl, and treat her eventual statement as though it were a confession

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