What term describes the formal questioning of a suspect who is in police custody about their involvement in a crime?

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

Answer: (D)

In custody, formal questioning about a crime is called custodial interrogation. The key factor is the suspect’s custody status, which triggers legal protections like Miranda warnings and can affect whether statements are admissible in court. The other terms describe different processes: a lineup is for identifying a suspect, not questioning about involvement; debriefing is a post-event information gathering, not suspect interrogation in custody; and interrogation without custody refers to questioning someone who is not in custody, which is a different scenario.