The Problem in a Nutshell -- "Off-the-Books" False Confessions -- "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!" -- Police as Human Lie Detectors -- Psychological Interrogation: Getting Inside your Head -- Hollywood Confessions: Lights, Action, Camera -- Forensic Confirmation Bias: How Confessions Corrupt Witnesses and CSI Experts -- Why False Confessors Plead Guilty -- Over and Over Again -- Confessions at Trial: Why Little Else Matters to the Judge and Jury -- Confession Blindness: Why the Stigma Persists -- Your Right to Remain Silent -- Safeguard or Trap? -- Proposed Reforms to Policy and Practice.
Summary:
"This conclusive and comprehensive book reveals the psychology behind why innocent men and women, intensely stressed and befuddled by the promises, threats, trickery, and deception of a police interrogation, are duped into confession, no matter how horrific the crime. Featuring riveting case studies, highly original research, work done in tandem with the Innocence Project, and quotes from individuals who confessed to crimes they did not commit, Duped tells the story of how this happens, how the system turns a blind eye, and how to make it stop"-- Provided by publisher.
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