Which Age Of Suspects Are More Likely To Give False Confessions

Youth are especially vulnerable to providing false confessions. In a study of exonerations, only 8% of adults falsely confess, and 42% of juveniles will falsely confess.

TED Talks Daily · Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy · at 5:39 · June 20th, 2019 ·Transcript

On this episode

Which Age Of Suspects Are More Likely To Give False Confessions at 5:39
Why Might A Teen Falsely Confess at 6:54
Why Is It A Problem To Treat Juveniles As Though They’re Adults During Interrogations at 9:27
What Should We Educate Law Enforcement, Attorneys, Judges, And Jurors at 10:23
How Does The Us Legal System Differ From Other Countries at 13:26
What Has The Us Decided As A Country In Regard To Juveniles at 14:39