Discuss three suggested reforms aimed at reducing false confessions
What will be an ideal response?
Three major reforms have been suggested:
1 . Research shows that prolonged custody and interrogation can cause suspects to
confess to crimes they did not commit in order to end the process. There are no rules
that regulate the length of time for interrogation. Reducing that time would help
contribute to reducing the false confession problem.
2 . The Supreme Court ruled that police may use misrepresentations to a suspect during
his or her interrogation, however, research suggests that this practice substantially
increases false confessions. The Supreme Court should reconsider its position based on
recent empirical studies.
3 . Videotaping interrogations and confessions is an idea that has been around for
several decades, but very few states have laws that require it. Videotaping would not
only eliminate some of the secrecy that surrounds interrogating suspects, it would also
help judges, juries, and attorneys better evaluate the interrogation procedure.
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