The use of dishonesty and trickery by the police always poses a risk of serious injustice, even if it does not cause an innocent person to confess altogether, and even if it only gets him or her to talk just a little bit. As we will see, there are many different ways that the mere act of talking to the police can get you in a great deal of trouble, even if you do not technically admit your guilt, and it almost does not even matter what you say.
