How To Make A False Confession

Imagine being in a federal prison for decades for a crime that you never committed. False confessions have been a major problem in the justice system. Having these false confessions leads to innocent citizens being convicted of a crime they have never committed. Over the past two decades approximately 254 have been exonerated by DNA evidence, which also included 17 people who were on death row according to the Innocence Project. Confessions carry powerful information for the jury, judge and also the public.

You may be asking, "If you are innocent, why would you make a false confession?". Ultimately, research shows that there is no real answer. Although, others may argue that when people actually make a false confession its due to the interrogation part. People who are innocent confess to something that they committed because they are being pressured and they don’t see a positive outcome. They feel hopeless during this process

People may think that everyone tells the truth because they are under oath, but that is not the case. There are many incidents where someone would make a false statement just so that they can receive an award. For example, there are many cases where children go missing and the parents would post an award for the person who can find their child. Police always have a problem with these awards because they receive false statements from the public who are just money hungry and most of the time they never really cared for the child’s safety. This can also tie into the case of Adnan vs Court. There were many statements form people who knew Adnan. Before this case came about, people would describe him as a very respectful person and never got into trouble. Although, when it came to the statements random people who weren’t close to Adnan stated that they were scared of him and that they weren’t surprised that he committed the