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FALSE CONFESSIONS ON THE RISE : A Well Thought Out Scream by James Riordan
False confessions induced by interrogators are among the leading causes of wrongful imprisonment in the United States, research shows. During hours-long, emotionally stressful interrogations, authorities have coerced, intentionally or not, innocent people to admit to crimes. The problem in many cases is the adversarial nature of the legal system. The presumption is