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    Over years of cases and research, it has been found that a large proportion of false confessions are made by juveniles. To combat the rate of false confessions, there needs to be a reform of the legal practices used in juvenile court cases. The first significant step the court took in showing that adults and children are different was the case Roper v. Simmons – the ruling of this case forbid the use of execution on individuals under the age of 18. The court acknowledged that there are…

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    For this portfolio assignment, I have chosen three articles that illustrate three different legal psychology concepts. In this first article, The Truth About False Confessions, the author talks about how two brothers are sentenced to death, after falsely confessing to the rape and murder of a child. However, they have recently been released from the North Carolina’s death row, as DNA evidence has finally established the guilt of another man. The reason why I chose this article is because the two…

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    Internalized Confession

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    The judicial system often relies on confessions to determine a suspect’s guilt or innocence. And yet, factors such as social influences and pressures from the interrogation can impact the way one views one’s memory when presented with false evidence. For instance, the type of questions and methods the police use can alter the actual memories the subject has. As a result, a subject may become convinced that he or she is guilty when an internalized confession starts to form. In order to minimize…

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    the sufferers was afflicted during her examination after once she began to confess, tho they were tormented before.” In the case of Mary Warren, it is likely that even if doubts existed after her confession, she was encouraged that the doubts were not real. Mary Warren’s attempt to overturn her confession did no good as the authorities did not want to accept that they were wrong about the fraudulent claims against witchcraft, “They had not pursued Mary Warren’s doubts of the validity of her…

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    According to Cooke, “It was a common scene on a Saturday afternoon and evening to have numbers of people coming to church to go to confession. Today, Saturday afternoons and evenings are now relatively quiet times around most parishes” (Cooke, 208). Not necessarily as people have gotten older, but as time has gone on, people just don’t go as much as they used to. The same thing has happened…

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    that is being used against him. In order to determine how Chuck’s case should be handled and what type of punishment he receives, it is crucial to examine his history of SED and its symptoms, as well as the accuracy of witness statements and false-confessions. Armstrong, Dedrick, and Greenbaum (2003) recognize that adolescents and young adults with SED have poor social skills, often act impulsively, have limited academic achievement, and higher reports of psychiatric conditions and conduct…

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    A vulnerable defendant, people that may be, or have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, can have a loss of memory. Police sometimes use false evidence to fill in the gaps of blackouts. Some individuals may even become convinced that they truly committed the act. Children, people with minor or severe mental illness, and elderly can be considered offenders. When brought into questioning, people…

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    change your reputation heavily, such as making confessions. For instance, in the well known tragedy, The Crucible, by playwright Arthur Miller, is a story about unfair trials and false accusations. This story is mainly in light of the Salem witch trials, where false accusations lead to unjust trials. John Proctor, the main character, eventually decides not to confess, which brings about his hanging. Nonetheless, Proctor had already made three confessions, adultery to Elizabeth, confessing…

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    Hester Prynne Confession

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    amount one has to lose dictates the extent to which a character is willing to face adversity and rise as a result. In this text, three protagonists struggle with sin and how to attone, this process is influenced by the weight and consequences of confession. Hester has almost nothing to lose, so she can really seize this opportunity and rise out of the ashes. Dimmesdale has a high position in society, but still has his relationship with god to rely on, so he is unnwilling at first but ultimately…

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    Ivic 2 Romeo Phillion: 31 Years Behind Bars "It was all fabrication, perjury, bias, promises and coercing. That 's how they built their case. There is not one piece of evidence that points at me; it all points the other way." – Romeo Phillion Miscarriages of justice, where an innocent individual is wrongfully convicted of a crime, were, until recently, thought to occur infrequently. Although the number of wrongful convictions is an unknown figure, it has been said to be approximately…

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