Guilt and confession have played a significant role in condemning different characters in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to death. As the story progresses‚ several murders take place. These murders were never solved with substantial evidence. Justine’s conviction‚ Frankenstein’s conviction‚ and the monster’s final confession all originate from guilt and end in a condemning to death. This essay will attempt to prove how guilt leads to a confession which leads to a condemning to death in Mary Shelly’s
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References: Kessler‚ Jesse V. (2010). Fourth Amendment: Select Issues and Cases. Nova Science Publishers. Available from: eBook Collection. Retrieved January 19‚ 2013. Pearson Higher Education (2012). Interrogations and Confessions. [PowerPoint Slides]. Retrieved from: http://content-crj.kaplan.edu. Pearson Higher Education (2012). Identification Procedures and the Role of the Witness. [PowerPoint Slides]. Retrieved from: http://content-crj.kaplan.edu. Salky‚ Steven M. (2010)
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or the suspect is interrogated‚ presented with false information‚ and admits guilt to actions he or she never committed. How and why does this occur‚ are the tactics that police use justified‚ and on a whole do they produce competent results? The confession to a crime is viewed by law enforcement and the judicial system as the proverbial nail in the coffin; admission is highly sought and revered. Brasswell et al.‚ (2015) detailed eight deceptive interrogation techniques that law enforcement use to
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that the goal of “questioning” is to elicit a confession which in many cases police will pressure to get one. I wasn’t aware using false evidence is legal in order to peer-pressure possible suspects to provoke a confession. From a personal perspective I believe this is wrong in many levels and even thought the article states it is only used in “some” cases I believe the police is capable of taking advantage of it. Police of course prefer confessions rather than other type of evidence due to the fact
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of prohibition of torture and exclusion of illegally obtained evidence was not exempt from those criticisms. On 2009‚ the Executive Director of the Asia Program at Human Rights Watch‚ says: “The criminal justice system remains plagued by forced confessions and torture…"[2] However‚ it must be recognized that since 1979‚ when the former criminal procedure law was adopted‚ until the 2010’ exclusionary rules of illegally obtained evidence‚ and even more recently the draft of the Amendments to the
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District Attorneys and United States Attorneys need more than a confession to prosecute. Getting more than a confession might seem unnecessary for Law Enforcement Officials‚ but in the past‚
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Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde was one of the poets who‘s lyrics refused the problems of morality and philosophy which troubled the population during the Victorian era in the nineteenth century‚ and he found images for his own moods‚ loves and experience. His work as a dramatist and his legendary name‚ have given his verses a significant reputation. (Evans‚ I.‚ 1976‚ p.114) Wilde’s pleasure in provocation and his examination of different moral perspectives are
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Park. They would sign a confession and later claim that those confessions are coerced – compliant‚ meaning that the police literally forced them to do it. They were‚ however‚ plead guilty based on this confession statements‚ even though no other evidence of guiltiness was given. According to the case analyst Edwin Grimsley the incriminate statements were given by these
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finished ninth grade and had a history of mental instability‚ had no counsel present. At trial‚ the prosecution’s case consisted solely of his confession. Miranda was convicted of both rape and kidnapping and sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison. He appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court‚ claiming that the police had unconstitutionally obtained his confession. The court disagreed‚ however‚ and upheld the conviction. Miranda appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court‚ which reviewed the case in 1966. The
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Sometimes they even grow to believe that they are guilty. Saul M. Kassin‚ professor of Psychology at Williams College is a leading researcher into false confessions. He divides them into three categories: 1. Voluntary‚ involving no external pressure. 2. "Coerced-compliant" in which the person realizes he is not guilty but confesses to the crime to receive a promised reward or avoid an adverse penalty.
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