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Reviews in Review
By Ellen S. Podgor
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The law review literature on confessions is plentiful, with many
articles calling for reforms such as videotaping confessions. The
articles selected here fall within three key categories: juveniles,
corroboration, and reliability.
False Confessions — Juveniles
Christine S. Scott-Hayward, Explaining Juvenile False Confessions: Adolescent Development and Police Interrogation, 31 Law & Psychology 53 (2007):
Ms. Scott-Hayward “examines the connection between adolescent
psychological development, police interrogation, and the false
confession phenomenon,” concluding that “juvenile false confessions are a
serious problem.” She calls for states to “tackle” this problem, and
offers as one suggestion the videotaping of all confessions.
Barry C. Feld, Criminology: Police Interrogation of Juveniles: An Empirical Study of Policy and Practice, 97 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 219 (2006) & Juveniles Competence to Exercise Miranda Rights: An Empirical Study of Policy and Pr
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