False confessions lead to
about 15% of wrongful convictions and can hurt an involved individual for the
long term. It is of the highest importance to identify and address false
confessions to save people from years of misery behind bars. This is possible
with the best criminal defence lawyer that you can find.
Why People Make False Confessions
People who are under
emotional stress have a psychological tendency to provide false confessions.
Sometimes they do it because they think that doing so can hasten things along
or keep them out of worse situations. Sometimes people do it because they are
not in the right state of mind such as when they are intoxicated, hurt, or
think that they got no way out because they don’t understand the law. There are
instances when false confessions were brought on by coercion or by those who
think that their loved ones might be in danger if they don’t own up to
something they didn’t do. In some cases, false confessions were brought on by
those who think that they will somehow benefit from providing false truth.
The Reid Technique for False Confessions
Interrogators in Canada
and the US use the Reid Technique to question suspects. Reid Techniques follows
3 phases - Facts Analysis, Behaviour Analysis Interview, and the 9-Step
Interrogation process. This is designed to verify information as well as to
observe the suspect’s behavior in view of facts presented. The goal is to
gradually make the accused individual more comfortable with admitting the
truth.
The Mr. Big Technique
The Mr. Big Technique is
an elaborate technique used by undercover officers to get a confession from a
cold case. This involves befriending the suspect, getting the suspect involved
in petty criminal activity as part of a gang or organization, and then telling
the suspect that they know about his past to get the suspect to confess
believing that he/she will be protected by the gang or organization. This
technique involves a lot of people and time and can lead to false confessions
because some people will confess to anything to remain accepted by the gang or
organization.
If you or someone you know
made some false confessions and would like to set things right, Calvin Barry is your man! Calvin Barry Law has decades of experience as a criminal lawyer in Ontario. If you’re looking for the best criminal defence lawyer, contact Calvin Barry!
