Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy

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🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuitive phenomenon? Through the lens of Brendan Dassey's interrogation and confession (as featured in Netflix's "Making a Murderer" documentary), developmental psychology professor and researcher Lindsay Malloy breaks down the science underlying false confessions and calls for change in the way kids are treated by a legal system designed for adults.

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0:00.0	Do you know who's watching you?
0:01.7	Discover Palisade, the gripping new thriller that is becoming a terrifying reality.
0:07.4	In a world dominated by AI, two unlikely allies join forces to uncover corruption and murder at the highest levels.
0:15.7	But who can they trust when their deadly enemy tracks their every move?
0:20.1	Readers are calling it compelling and a taut thriller for our times.
0:24.2	Palisade by Lou Gilmonde.
0:26.3	Get your copy today and make sure no one's watching.
0:32.6	This TED Talk features psychologist Lindsay Malloy,
0:36.1	recorded live at TEDxFIU 2016.
0:41.1	Tyler Edmonds, Bobby Johnson, Devante Sanford, Marty Tankliff, Jeffrey Descovic, Anthony Caravella, and Travis Hayes.
0:56.4	You probably don't recognize their faces.
0:59.6	Together, they served 89 years for murders that they didn't commit,
1:04.2	murders that they falsely confessed to committing when they were teenagers.
1:08.9	I'm a forensic developmental psychologist, and I study these types of cases.
1:13.9	As a researcher, a professor, and a new parent, my goal is to conduct scientific research
1:20.6	that helps us understand how kids function in a legal system that was designed for adults.
1:26.8	In March of 2006, police interrogated Brendan Dassey,
1:31.1	a 16-year-old high school student with an IQ around 70,
1:35.1	putting him in the range of intellectual disability.
1:38.3	So here's just a brief snippet of his four-hour interrogation.
1:42.7	Brandon, be honest, I told you before.
1:44.8	That's the only thing that's going to help you.
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