False confessions don’t just send innocent people to prison, they also close cases without finding the actual culprits.
Remember the police are incentivized to catch people, not catch guilty people. So the easiest way for them to game the system isn’t in society’s best interest.
False confessions don’t just send innocent people to prison, they also close cases without finding the actual culprits.
Remember the police are incentivized to catch people, not catch guilty people. So the easiest way for them to game the system isn’t in society’s best interest.