Confessing to a crime you didn't commit

What this episode covers

Imagine police are interrogating you over a crime you didn't commit.  If you're innocent, you're safe, right? Wrong. Sometimes, being innocent can make you more likely to confess. How is that possible? In part two of our four-part series, Forensic, we learn about the police interviewing techniques that make false confessions more likely, and the bizarre cases in which people come to believe they really, truly did commit a crime – despite being innocent. Guests: Saul Kassin Distinguished Professor Emeritus at John Jay College of Criminal Justice  Professor Emeritus at Williams College Lisanne Adam  Lecturer in Law, RMIT University School of Law Celine van Golde Associate Professor in Legal Psychology, University of Sydney Credits: Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar Senior producer: James Bullen Producer: Rose Kerr Sound engineer: Roi Huberman You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

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