Furthermore, at the time that Deskovic was being criminated he was a young teenager with no prior record. Nonetheless, even after his plea the Assistant District Attorney was convinced that Deskovic was guilty and would commit this crime again when given the chance (2007). This firm belief of the Assistant District Attorney that Deskovic was guilty was not aligned with any evidence, since there was no real incriminating evidence against Deskovic aside from alleged incriminating confessions that were not recorded; therefore, the statement could not be proved to have occurred. The court can avoid various practices to ensure and reduce false confessions. In the Deskovic case, there were many problematic steps that occurred within the case that could be have avoided. For instance, the police and the prosecutorial had tunnel vision throughout the entire case (2007). From the start of the case, Deskovic was the main suspect because of an inaccurate NYPD profile of the offender (2007). In fact, since the detectives and prosecutors believed he was guilty,
Detectives interrogated Deskovic in a manner that…show more content… Adolescents tend to be trustworthy of police offers and will be more influence with any coercion during interrogation (2009). In fact, Redlich found that adolescents are more prone to believe anything an authorities figure tells them, even if they know it is not true (2009). This belief arises from face that most children grow up imagining cops as heroic figures, and like superman to a child, a police officer is their saving grace (2009). In order for courts to reduce false confessions, the courts should acquire different interrogation procedures with adults and adolescents to avoid the risk their youthfulness and inexperience with the justice system poses
