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    to present two problem areas in the criminal justice field‚ Confessions and Interrogations. Did you know that people confess to crimes that they did not commit. Pressure and interrogations have got some people to soak up a false confession leading them to jail. You’d think that innocent people would never confess to something that they did not do. I once believed that a confessions trumped all evidence. I assumed that once a confession was made‚ that it is the ending factor to the case. I thought

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    Life is unpredictable and you never know what is coming next. Don’t ever get too comfortable. Always be ready for a change. (Could not find author) I think the theme that has developed in this novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is you never know who you can trust. I can prove this with examples from the books. For example‚ in the first section of the book Charlotte could not trust her own fathers plans. The plans were for for Charlotte to get on the ship with two other families and travel

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    Difference between Confession and Admission This brings us to the main difference between admission and confession. An admission is a statement that may or may not be a conclusive evidence of a fact in issue or relevant fact but to be a confession‚ the admission must conclusively prove the guilt of the maker of the admission. For example‚ in the case of Veera Ibrahim vs State of Maharashtra‚ AIR 1976‚ a person being prosecuted under Customs Act told the customs officer that he did not know that

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    keep illegally obtained confessions from the jury. The first is the Miranda warnings designed to establish procedural safeguards to protect a suspect from unknowingly incriminating himself. The second is the voluntariness requirement that prevents coerced confessions from reaching the jury. “ However‚ these rules govern the admissibility of a confession into evidence only; they cannot be relied upon to determine false from true confessions. To combat false confessions and wrongful convictions

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    Is the Reid technique capable of generating false confessions‚ and if so are the safeguards sufficient to insure that these false confessions will not be used against innocent subjects? I will have to say as in life‚ nothing is perfect. Yes‚ the Reid technique is capable of generating false confessions. If certain elements are present then there are circumstances during the interrogation that will produce a false confession. Some of these (obvious) elements are improperly and mishandling of the

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    In “First Confession” by Frank O’Connor‚ Mrs. Ryan’s method of teaching the negatives instead of the positives‚ is basically her using reverse psychology. Being taught more about hell is a way of saying if you do not do something you will be punished. The ultimate punishment of your sins is being demised to going to hell and not being forgiven by Jesus or God himself. If you were to leave out any particular sin in a confession‚ the Holy himself will know. Mrs. Ryan explains this by telling a story

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    Compare Gerald before and after the confession Before the confession Gerald is constantly trying to fit in with the Birling family. Page 6‚ “I believe your right sir” he Gerald has just agreed with Mr Birling’s views even though Gerald might not agree with them he is desperate to seek approval from Mr Birling and to fit in with the family. Gerald is comfortable around the family before the confession and before he realises that he has some involvement into Eva’s death. Page 8‚ Gerald is allowed

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    The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle June 4‚ 2012 Ann Lee 8D “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” by Avi is about a thirteen-year-old girl‚ Charlotte Doyle‚ traveling from England to America‚ where her family was living. After the ship had left‚ she realized that she was the only female passenger on the ship‚ which was called Seahawk. Charlotte was an upper class and educated girl‚ unlike many of the sailors on the ship. Despite the fact that one of the sailors warned Charlotte about

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    The question as to whether Torture is an acceptable and justifiable method to coax a confession from a criminal has been brought to the forefront by recent events‚ such as the September 11th and Boston bombing. Although there are laws established to punish criminals‚ the criminal must first be found guilt for punishment to be rendered as stated by the U.S constitution. However‚ using torture to coax a confession is in direct conflict with the rights given to the all people by the constitution‚ therefore

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    described as the “greatest single shift in the consciousness of the West” (Berlin‚ 2000) and it is widely accepted among scholars as being a period during which many previously held ideas‚ values and attitudes were challenged. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner‚ published anonymously in 1824‚ is a text through which James Hogg highlights and critiques many of the major shifts in consciousness that occurred during the Romantic period- specifically regarding issues of religious extremism

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