False protagonist

Park 5 Case and the false confession related to this case. Five of the African-American and Hispanic-American teenagers were considered resibonsible for the malignant rape case and were arrested. They made confession due to mental and physical mistreatment, which was proved to be false confession years later because the true raper stepped forward and confessed. I focus on two of the main factors: motivation and personality. This type of false confession is coerced-compliant false confessions. In…

Background: False confessions are a major issue in our criminal justice system. Organizations like the Innocence Project have shown that 20% of the people they exonerate falsely confessed. Because of that, Russano, Meissner, Narchet and Kassin strived to identify what factors and circumstances increase the likelihood of a false confession. Through Kassin and McNall research, maximization and minimization were categorized as interrogation methods (1991). Russano, Meissner, Narchet and Kassin have…

It seems as though many women in the world we live in today struggle to find themselves comfortable in their own skin. What seems to be the big question is why do young girls and even older women feel as if they are not pretty enough? The answer to that question is the media. Everywhere we look, we see photo-shopped images that have taken away a woman 's wrinkles, freckles, blemishes, and has even changed her whole physique. When women see these "perfect" pictures, they begin to feel depressed…

sentence recommendations. The Death Penalty Information Center had documented cases in which death row inmates were released due to new evidence and in many cases, the cause of wrongful convictions can be traced back to the interrogation phase in which false confessions are extracted. Many experts believe that the solution to suspects being coerced into wrongful confessions are videotaping confessions.…

Abstract This case study examines Jack the Ripper and the horrible acts of violence he committed in the East End of London during 1888 where five women were murdered. These murders received so much media coverage that what would have been the terrible tragedy of five people being murdered became one of the most famous series of murders and the killer became one of the most terrifying of all time. During this case study, I will describe some current techniques that could have been used in the…

inspection of all the hydrants in the surrounding area. Where I helped open up and clean out the shut off valves, I also got more information and knowledge on all the different types of construction there is to be found in San Francisco. Mostly commonly false bricks, and the easiest way to tell the difference would be to look at the depth of the windows. We when completed the inspection and went on a drive around the surrounding area to make sure everything was in order it seemed. Along the ride…

wrongful conviction of innocent defendants in the United States (Ramsey & Frank, 2007). There are various reasons and ways that can result in a wrongful conviction of an innocent defendant within the Criminal Justice system. Eyewitness misidentification, false confessions, jailhouse…

Police interrogation of criminal suspects by the police must be conducted in compliance with certain legal requirements. One penalty for noncompliance is the rejection of a confession as evidence at trial. The long standing requirement that a confession must be a voluntary one before it may be used as evidence in a criminal case is based upon the principle of protection of the innocent. There can be no valid objection, therefore, from anyone, to the continued existence of the requirement of…

face legal culpability for printing false information – could they be sued for defamation? First, it is important to define satire and parody. Satire is “the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues” (cite). Parody involves the manipulation of existing materials, usually for comedic effect. Defamation, however, is a believable false statement of fact that…

I do believe deception or lying by law enforcement is a justifiable interrogation technique. With that being said, caution should be taken when the decision to utilize such a technique as to prevent violating someone’s rights and prevention of any confessions being ruled coerced by the courts. In American history, police regularly used brutality to obtain information from a suspect (Skolnick & Leo, 1992). Due to things such as the Wickersham report from the 1920’s, changes in law, and…