Breaking Point: When the Criminal Justice System Fails

Kehrer

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Breaking Point: When the Criminal Justice System Fails explores why innocent people confess to crimes they did not commit. False confessions are one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions in the United States. Research shows that police coercive interrogation methods are often to blame. In collaboration with six exonerated individuals, who were previously imprisoned for crimes they did not commit due to false confessions, Robin Dahlberg reveals the powerful and often devastating tactics used in such interrogations.

Creative Direction: Caleb Cain Marcus | Publisher: Kehrer | Artist: Robin Dahlberg Essay: Sara C. Appleby | Book Photos: Steven Paneccasio