What is the questioning of a person in police custody regarding their participation in a crime called?

• A. Custodial interrogation
• B. Lineup
• C. Interrogation without custody
• D. Miranda warning

Answer: (A)

Custodial interrogation is the act of questioning a person who is in police custody about their involvement in a crime. The key idea is that the person is not free to leave and authorities are seeking information about the offense, which in many systems triggers rights protections (like the Miranda warnings in the U.S.). The other options refer to different concepts: a lineup is an identification procedure, not questioning about involvement; interrogation without custody describes questioning when the person isn’t in custody, which isn’t the scenario described; and the Miranda warning is the rights advisement given during custodial interrogation, not the act of questioning itself.