Why do people confess to crimes they didn’t commit? (a repost from SLABBED archives)
Prosecutors wield tremendous power, which is kept in check by a set of unique ethical obligations. In explaining why prosecutors sometimes fail to honor these multiple and arguably divergent obligations, scholars tend to fall into two schools of thought. The first school focuses upon institutional incentives that promote abuses of power. These scholars implicitly treat … Continue reading “Why do people confess to crimes they didn’t commit? (a repost from SLABBED archives)”