False confessions predict a delay between release from incarceration and official exoneration.
Kyle C ScherrChristopher J NormilePublished in: Law and human behavior (2022)
Exonerations that involve false confessions are associated with delays in the critical window between innocent people's release and official exoneration-a time during which these innocent people are precluded from accessing reintegration aids and may struggle to find housing and employment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).