What I gathered from reading about this technique along with the false confession cases was that the detectives appear to be trained to enter an interrogation under the assumption that the person in question is guilty. The detective's job is to get a confession-- not actually question the subject and gather information. This technique is in absolute contrast to what directly follows in our court system: "everyone is innocent until proven guilty." If you've already essentially been "proven" guilty by providing a confession, then the court trial really just becomes a formality. You know, to let your peers decide your fate, after you've already confessed.
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The "theme development" exploits our human nature to divert blame or
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The "theme development" exploits our human nature to divert blame or