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Driving change through collaboration and education in search of #justice and #truth. Evidence-based, investigative interviewing techniques @WZ_Training
Oct 2, 2022 11 tweets 8 min read
On #WrongfulConvictionDay we are reminded that #falseconfessions contribute to ~30% of these miscarriages of justice. Not only does this mean the wrong person is convicted, but the actual perpetrator remains free.

What can be done to fix the false confession problem? 🧵 1 - Record the entire conversation. This doesn't fix the problem, but provides transparency to the process. Was there coercion? Contamination? Go to the tape.
nytimes.com/2019/08/01/opi…