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[0:04] ..." family professor of criminal justice professor of law policy in society at northeastern university in Boston. Professor fox -- commentary on CNN's website that it wanted to explore especially -- this week's arrest of Yale University lab technician Ramon Clark. In the death threats to anyway. Essentially what is needed to is it be too careful about a"...
[4:01] ..." of CBS to my night they're going to be doing -- Craigslist killer seven days of rage there's a book that's come out how do you view this type of approach we look at Philip Markoff who has not yet gone to trial."...
[4:21] ..." personally I headed I am not a big fan of true crime books. Published before conviction. I think they're jumping the story. Whether the evidence is stronger or not -- still of course do have the"...
[4:55] ..." the past. Decade. You know Americans have become fascinated with the quick criminal investigations and we somebody television shows about it so much so that they wanna be involved. And every aspect of the criminal investigation"...
[5:50] ..." Well all right thank you very much faster James fox and Northeastern University -- like WBZ Newsradio 1030."...
[0:00]" This is Mary Blake WBZ Newsradio 1030 speaking James Fox Lipman family professor of criminal justice professor of law policy in society at northeastern university in Boston. Professor fox -- commentary on CNN's website that it wanted to explore especially -- this week's arrest of Yale University lab technician Ramon Clark. In the death threats to anyway. Essentially what is needed to is it be too careful about a person of interest explain if you."
[0:26]" Well not just the news media the police as well. -- over the years we have seen investigations. Of major crimes. Being public events. Where the media and the public when I know everything and police have complied and when they focus on a particular individual as -- subject of investigation. The new term person of interest -- to sort of say well but I suspect but we're investigating and the problem is that. These important line between suspect and person of interest is often the word in the public mind and lots of innocent people. Have actually in the process and and the name correctly the mud and and that having this new and sometimes successfully. But the designation."
[1:13]" Richard -- prime example."
[1:14]" And that it rituals for the best example. Who is. Named a person of interest in the Atlanta. Bombing cases the at the Olympics. Eventually of course is cleared and he it's -- and it was a settlement that is not the only case. You know the fact that mr. Clark has been arrested doesn't hate the fact. That. The attention that placed -- hand upon him. Should not be public it's called an arrest. In fact and other countries. The press are prohibited from. Identifying individuals who were under investigation. It's also I'm mistakes are arrested and maybe not a good thing."
[1:57]" There is a distinction that you make to mention -- person of interest but but there used to be a subject and they suspect. -- that difference between -- we get back to it will -- suspect is what is subject --"
[2:10]" Little place have always had the distinction between subject as suspects. A suspect is coming from on this. Sufficient evidence to make an arrest. And the subject is just someone who by virtual of their proximity to the crime scene on their relationship to the victim worthy of investigation. So if you're subject at least to an investigation. And you may become a suspect after investigation. But. The worst subject is suspect is so close. And linguistically of course that. Get into the term purpose of the person of interest is a rather recent development because. The these investigations have become media event if you go back decades. Where itself was under investigation that was not something that was widely publicized the news. So maybe we need a better distinction. Between people who are suspected of a crime and someone who just being investigated and they just being investigated. If their person of interest as opposed to. A person of suspicion. Perhaps there privacy should be respected."
[3:16]" New dimension to it in this situation. Oftentimes -- suspect it is the result of investigation where its subject is the starting point it's almost you know. To not calling."
[3:30]" There what happens when when there's homicide is the police will make a list of all the likely subject. All the people who. May have had a reason to killed victims -- people those of the brother in the husband in the in the coworkers and and the neighbors all the people they need to investigate those as subjects of investigation. They only become suspect of course it is. Implicating evidence."
[3:55]" also struck two and earlier today and it attacked Pieter van -- of 48 hours the mystery a program of CBS to my night they're going to be doing -- Craigslist killer seven days of rage there's a book that's come out how do you view this type of approach we look at Philip Markoff who has not yet gone to trial."
[4:14]" Well -- although is not gonna try out if there had been arrested. And then arrest is in a public event. I personally I headed I am not a big fan of true crime books. Published before conviction. I think they're jumping the story. Whether the evidence is stronger or not -- still of course do have the presumption of innocence and but what really questioned whether -- could be written about people. Who may look guilty but they all are presumed innocent so that two would be disturbing."
[4:50]" So in. Overall that -- warning to -- society in general is your point."
[4:54]" Yet over the past. Decade. You know Americans have become fascinated with the quick criminal investigations and we somebody television shows about it so much so that they wanna be involved. And every aspect of the criminal investigation -- real life and it fortunately. There are things that the police. Should not be sharing you know back in the old days until Friday. Just the facts he would become -- And -- discuss a person of interest is that he wouldn't be saying anything to the media -- the public because he'd be doing this investigation. As part of his job. And that perhaps we need to get back to the days when the police do indeed keep. Certain information. From the public especially the identity of people there are investigating. Because there are important privacy rights here. What does the arrests that certainly can and should be public information. Disposable scope however I think we wait to withdraw."
[5:50]" Well all right thank you very much faster James fox and Northeastern University -- like WBZ Newsradio 1030."
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