When it comes to the phenomenon of false confessions, researchers at Northwestern University School of Law said, socioeconomic status and education level don’t matter.
“Everyone has a breaking point,” said Steven A. Drizin. “Given enough time and the right set of circumstances, everyone in this audience can be made to confess to (a crime) they didn’t commit.”
At the Center on Wrongful Convictions Women’s Project Conference on Friday at the law school, Drizin and Laura …