Reviews

Duped: Why Innocent People Confess and Why We Believe Them by Saul Kassin

mmarques's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

I was not aware of the extent of the problem of false confessions.  This book is eye-opening, and the problem is horrific. 

bunandababy's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

iadoreforks's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

mountaingoat's review

challenging informative sad tense medium-paced

3.5

this was a great book, but i found it incredibly repetitive. that said, i definitely know what i would do now if i found myself being interrogated by the cops. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Ableism, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Grief, Medical content, Police brutality, and Racism

cgreaten's review

informative medium-paced

5.0