May 18, 2021 08:00:00

Claims that a 'system that forces children to confess' is incorporated into the judicial system

In the remote control virus incident that occurred in Japan in 2012, a person who was not actually guilty was forced to confess by the police, and as a result, a record based on a false confession was created. In addition, it is known that such 'confessions of lies' are treated as strong evidence all over the world. Rebecca Helm, a new law scholar at the University of Exeter, argues that 'England and Wales have systems that encourage children to confess their lies,' calling for a reform of the judicial system.

Guilty pleas in children: legitimacy, vulnerability, and the need for increased protection --HELM ---- Journal of Law and Society --Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jols.12289

Articles | Research and Innovation | University of Exeter
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/news/articles/childrenlikelytobepleadin.html

In Japan, a crime notice was sent from multiple victims' PCs to various places in 2012 due to the remote control virus 'iesys.exe'. In this case, it was discovered that the victim, who was suspected of being the 'criminal who sent the death threat,' had been forced to confess by the police, and many criticisms were raised about the police's interrogation method.

'Prove that you're not doing it yourself. Prove your innocence', find out what the police said and forced you to confess in the remote control virus incident of iesys.exe-GIGAZINE

In the 1990s, the British authorities stopped adopting the 'lead-type cross- examination method,' which is an interrogation method that tends to lead to coercion of confessions, and in 2010, the American Psychological Association recommended reforms to prevent the authorities from being forced to confess. Efforts are being made to prevent false confessions.

Why do people confess that they have sinned innocently? --GIGAZINE

According to a new treatise published by Mr. Helm, the judicial system for youth in England and Wales in the United Kingdom has a system in which the punishment is lightened by pleading guilty at an early stage of interrogation. Helm points out that the system 'may create pressure to encourage children to confess lies.'

In addition, that more than 60 percent of children who committed the crime is a problem in communication research results and, of the 57% of children who have committed a crime does not have only reading comprehension below the average 11-year-old reported the Based on this, Helm argues that 'children's developmental vulnerabilities interact with the time constraints of the current judicial system, creating an environment that creates false confessions.'

'It's not appropriate to conclude that children are guilty and interrogate them. We need a system to get the support of a lawyer to make up for their weaknesses,' Helm said. Is seeking reform.