Wrongful Conviction And False Confessions
Wrongful Conviction and False Confessions
Wrongful Conviction and False Confessions
Introduction
The study of wrongful convictions has a long time history in America. For more than eight decades, writers-mostly lawyers, journalists, and activists- have documented numerous convictions of the innocent and described their cause and consequences (Borchard, 1932: Radin, 1964: Scheck, Neaufeld & Dwyer, 2000). When dealing with wrongful conviction (with results of false confessions) there are several areas to consider. Some of the areas to consider would be: the Miranda rights read to the accused, the police interrogation of the accused, and the emotional/mental condition of the accused.
The United State Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona that because of the inherent coercion present in the police interrogation all suspects must be made aware of their rights against self-incrimination and the right to counsel. When the case reached the Supreme Courts in 1966, …show more content…
Connelly, 449 US 157 (1986)
Inbau FE, Reid JE, Buckeley JP, et al: Criminal Interrogations, 4th ed. Gaitherburg, MD. Aspen Publishers, 2001
Innocence Project : False Confessions. Retrieved November 15, 2010 Available at www.innocenceproject.org/causes/falseconfession.php
Kassin SM: The Psychology Evidence. American Psychologist 52:221-223, 1997
Lamber HR, Weinberger LE: Persons with Several Mental Illnesses in Jail and Prison :a review. Psychiatric Services 49:483-492, 1998
Lamber HR, Weinberger LE, Decuir WJ: The Police and Mental Health. Psychiatric Services 53:1266-1271, 2002
Leo RA: Miranda’s revenge: Police Interrogation as Confidence Game. Law & Society Review 30:259- 288, 1996
Longly, Robert: Miranda Rights of Silence. Retrieved November 21, 2010, available at
Wrongful Conviction and False Confessions
Introduction
The study of wrongful convictions has a long time history in America. For more than eight decades, writers-mostly lawyers, journalists, and activists- have documented numerous convictions of the innocent and described their cause and consequences (Borchard, 1932: Radin, 1964: Scheck, Neaufeld & Dwyer, 2000). When dealing with wrongful conviction (with results of false confessions) there are several areas to consider. Some of the areas to consider would be: the Miranda rights read to the accused, the police interrogation of the accused, and the emotional/mental condition of the accused.
The United State Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona that because of the inherent coercion present in the police interrogation all suspects must be made aware of their rights against self-incrimination and the right to counsel. When the case reached the Supreme Courts in 1966, …show more content…
Connelly, 449 US 157 (1986)
Inbau FE, Reid JE, Buckeley JP, et al: Criminal Interrogations, 4th ed. Gaitherburg, MD. Aspen Publishers, 2001
Innocence Project : False Confessions. Retrieved November 15, 2010 Available at www.innocenceproject.org/causes/falseconfession.php
Kassin SM: The Psychology Evidence. American Psychologist 52:221-223, 1997
Lamber HR, Weinberger LE: Persons with Several Mental Illnesses in Jail and Prison :a review. Psychiatric Services 49:483-492, 1998
Lamber HR, Weinberger LE, Decuir WJ: The Police and Mental Health. Psychiatric Services 53:1266-1271, 2002
Leo RA: Miranda’s revenge: Police Interrogation as Confidence Game. Law & Society Review 30:259- 288, 1996
Longly, Robert: Miranda Rights of Silence. Retrieved November 21, 2010, available at