Pod Crashing Episode 86 With Laura Nirider Wrongful Conviction False Confession
Jan 07, 2021•15 min
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Pod Crashing Episode 86 with Laura Nirider from the podcast Wrongful Conviction False Confession…
Imagine spending years behind bars - or even facing the death penalty - for a crime you didn't commit. Now go one step further and imagine that the evidence that put you there is your own words.
False confessions are more common than most might imagine. Whether through psychological persuasion, prolonged isolation, or even outright lying, threats or promises, coercive interrogation techniques have played a decisive role in sending innocent people - including minors and intellectually-impaired persons - to prison.
Imagine spending years behind bars - or even facing the death penalty - for a crime you didn't commit. Now go one step further and imagine that the evidence that put you there is your own words.
False confessions are more common than most might imagine. Whether through psychological persuasion, prolonged isolation, or even outright lying, threats or promises, coercive interrogation techniques have played a decisive role in sending innocent people - including minors and intellectually-impaired persons - to prison.
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