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Fabricated or false confessions have been at the root of a number of miscarriages of justice. Given the centrality of confession evidence in the prosecution case against the accused, it is important to examine the context in which confessions are obtained, and the safeguards against unreliable admissions which are in place. The significance of the suspect’s silence during interrogation will be examined briefly and is discussed in greater detail in Chapter 5.
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© 2000 Frank Belloni and Jacqueline Hodgson
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Belloni, F., Hodgson, J. (2000). The Suspect at the Police Station. In: Criminal Injustice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599765_3
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