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Some false confessions can be explained by the mental state of the confessor. ... Mentally capable adults also give false confessions due to a variety of factors like the length of interrogation, exhaustion or a belief that they can be released after confessing and prove their innocence later.
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www.innocenceproject.org/understand/False-Confessions.p...
www.innocenceproject.org/understand/False-Confessions.php
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False Confessions & Mandatory Recording of Interrogations ... In approximately 25% of the wrongful convictions overturned with DNA evidence, defendants made false confessions, admissions or statements to law enforcement officials.
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www.innocenceproject.org/fix/False-Confessions.php
www.innocenceproject.org/fix/False-Confessions.php
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Editor's note: Justice: Denied Magazine is pleased to present an article by Bruce Robinson on False Confessions. ... FALSE CONFESSIONS BY ADULTS ... Saul M. Kassin, professor of Psychology at Williams College, a leading researcher into false confessions, divides them into three categories:
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www.justicedenied.org/false.htm
www.justicedenied.org/false.htm
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The guilty and the "innocent': An examination of alleged cases of wrongful conviction from false confessions; Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy; Cambridge; Spring 1999; Paul G. Cassell;
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www.prodeathpenalty.com/guilt.htm
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False confession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A false confession is an admission of guilt in a crime in which the confessor is not responsible for the crime. False confessions can be induced through coercion or by the mental incompetency of the...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_confession
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Some examples of apparently false confessions ... Saul M. Kassin, professor of Psychology at Williams College is a leading researcher into false confessions. He divides them into three categories: ... Some books on false confessions:
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www.religioustolerance.org/false_co.htm
www.religioustolerance.org/false_co.htm
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Although it is difficult, if not impossible, to estimate the number of false confessions nationwide, a review of one decade's worth of murder cases in a single Illinois county found 247 instances in which the defendants' self-incriminating statements were thrown out by the court or found by a jury to be...
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www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200304/the-false-confe...
www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200304/the-false-confession
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Types of False Confessions ... Internalized False Confessions ... According to Saul M. Kassin, a professor of Psychology at Williams College and one of the leading researchers into the phenomenon of false confessions, there are three basic types of false confessions:
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crime.about.com/od/issues/a/false.htm
crime.about.com/od/issues/a/false.htm
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Ken Strutin's article surveys selected web-based resources and publications that shed light on the psychology and interrogation practices behind false confessions, as well as highlighting notable educational and bibliographic materials. ... Truth About False Confessions; "False confessions are a terrible tragedy that is...
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www.llrx.com/features/falseconfessions.htm
www.llrx.com/features/falseconfessions.htm
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