How To Avoid False Confessions

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How to avoid false confessions

This video talks through what NOT to do if you want to make sure you put the right person behind bars. It touches on the science behind false confessions and why they occur. It ends on a checklist of things to do in order to avoid false confession.

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A book you might find of interest:

‘The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions’ by Gisli Gudjonsson

Music: ‘Castleshire’ by Chris Haugen; ‘Lost in Prayer’ by Doug Maxwell; ‘Rien’ by Andy Garbi; ‘I did that’ by Diamond Ortiz

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