Which term is a coercive interrogation method now prohibited?

• A. Third degree
• B. Terry stop
• C. Uniform Crime Reports
• D. Stop and frisk

Answer: (A)

Coercive interrogation relies on pressure, threats, or force to force a confession. The term historically used for those abusive tactics is the third degree, and it’s now prohibited by law because constitutional protections prohibit torture and coercive practices to obtain statements. The other terms describe different things: a Terry stop is a brief detention based on reasonable suspicion and must follow specific legal limits, not a blanket coercive method; Uniform Crime Reports are just FBI data collections, not an interrogation technique; stop and frisk is a police practice that can be lawful under strict rules (like Terry v. Ohio) but isn’t defined as a universally prohibited coercive interrogation method.