Over the years, people have confessed to crimes they have not committed. People have gone to jail and sent innocent people to jail for crimes they did not commit. People have given false confessions, because extreme intimation they endured during their interrogation. For instance, some people have experienced physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically abuse during interrogations. People are often afraid, so they will give a false confession or someone else name during interrogations. However, if psychologists were present during interrogations they would most likely be able to prevent false confessions. Namely, they will be able to tell if someone is giving a genuine confession or lying. Psychologists being present during interrogations …show more content…
People are often manipulated by detectives during interrogations, because they often lie to people by making them believe they have committed a crime. For instance, saying they have a witness that can place them at the crime scene. More simply, they are willing to lie to see if people will give a confession. In addition, people are manipulated because during interrogations officers make them believe they're guilty. Namely, telling people they have failed a lie detector test. In other words, detectives make people believe they are lying which makes them give a false confession. Furthermore, people who are afraid during interrogations are more likely to confess to a crime they did not commit. According to Saul M. Kassin and Katherine L. Kiechel, authors and researchers of The Social Psychology of False Confessions: Compliance, Internalization, and Confabulation believes intimation is the main reasons why people give false confessions (125). People who are innocent are more likely to give a false confession, because they are scared and the detectives are convincing them they have committed a crime. Therefore, manipulation and intimidation are tactics that are used to get people to confess to a crime they did not