False confessions aren’t always what they seem (SOP49)

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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It defies intuition to think innocent people would confess to a crime they did not commit. But, research has shown that everyone has a breaking point. In this episode, Saul Kassin, PhD, talks about the psychology behind false confessions and how law enforcement officials and legislators can take steps to prevent them. APA is currently seeking proposals for APA 2020, click here to learn more https://convention.apa.org/proposals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.3	Would you ever confess to a crime you didn't commit?
0:43.8	Most people answer that question with a resounding no.
0:50.4	Yet, according to the Innocence Project, almost 30% of wrongful conviction cases overturned by DNA testing involved a false confession.
0:54.1	So why do people, seemingly of sound mind,
0:57.9	implicate themselves? The answers may surprise you, but they shouldn't. In this episode, we speak
1:04.1	with a psychologist about how law enforcement, current policies, and our own sense of justice
1:10.2	can lead to false confessions.
1:12.6	I'm Audrey Hamilton, and this is speaking of psychology.
1:21.9	Saul Kasson is a distinguished professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
1:28.8	He has pioneered the scientific study of false confessions, and his research has been integral in preventing
1:33.2	wrongful convictions and understanding why innocent people are targeted for interrogation,
1:38.7	why they confess, and the effect of this evidence on judges and juries. Welcome, Dr. Casson.
1:43.5	Thank you. Good to be here.
1:45.0	Let's start right off the bat with the most obvious question. I think people have about false
1:49.1	confessions. Why would anyone confess to something they didn't do? Do we understand the psychology
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