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 . SCOTUS ruled that police may use misrepresentations to a suspect during the interrogation. However, research suggests that this practice substantially increases false confessions. SCOTUS 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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A. zone of compromise B. zone of collaboration C. zone of acceptance D. zone of acquiescence E. zone of rejection
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What will be an ideal response?
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