False Confessions in the Lab: A Review
6 Pages Posted: 9 Jan 2015
Date Written: December 31, 2014
Abstract
Intuitively, confession is a strong piece of evidence, because it appears unlikely that a suspect would confess to a crime he did not commit, thereby acting against his own best interest. Surprisingly, experimental studies show that innocent and well-educated individuals do tend to confess falsely when questioned about something they did not in fact do. In this contribution, an overview is presented of the experimental research on confession evidence. Limitations and implications of the scientific insights are discussed.
Keywords: confession, interrogation, evidence
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Rassin, Eric and Israels, Han, False Confessions in the Lab: A Review (December 31, 2014). Erasmus Law Review, Vol. 7, No. 4, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2546325
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