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It’s hard to imagine why an innocent person would confess to a crime they didn’t commit, but research shows that false confessions can take place due to law enforcement’s use of intimidation, force, coercive tactics, isolation during interrogations, deceptive methods that include lying about evidence, and more.
A false confession is an admission of guilt for a crime which the individual did not commit. Although such confessions seem counterintuitive, they can be made voluntarily, perhaps to protect a third party, or induced through coercive interrogation techniques.
1 de out. de 2014 · The problem of false confessions emphasizes personal and situational factors that put innocent people at risk in the interrogation room. Turning from the causes of false confessions to their consequences, research shows that confession evidence can bias juries, judges, lay witnesses, and forensic examiners.
- Saul M. Kassin
- 2014
8 de set. de 2020 · Persuaded (or internalized) false confessions occur when interrogation tactics cause an innocent suspect to doubt his memory and he genuinely becomes persuaded—whether temporarily or...
This article reviews empirical research on the causes and types of false confessions, which are a leading cause of wrongful conviction of the innocent. It also discusses the consequences of introducing false-confession evidence in the criminal justice system and the implications for reducing the number of false confessions.
13 de jun. de 2019 · His cleverly designed experiments have probed the psychology that leads to false confessions. In more recent work, he has shown how a confession, true or not, can exert a powerful pull on witnesses and even forensic examiners, shaping the entire trial.
7 de jun. de 2021 · How and why do people confess to crimes they didn't commit? Learn about the types, causes, and consequences of false confessions, and how to prevent them.
