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From the Ted Talk by Lindsay Malloy: Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit

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Of course, cheating is far from murder, and I know that. But it's interesting that so many teens, significantly more teens than audlts, signed the confession saying that they cheated. They hadn't cheated, but they signed this form anyway saying that they had, rarely attempting to involve a parent in the situation. Other studies tell the same story. Over 90 pneerct of juveniles waive their Miranda rights and submit to police questioning without lawyers or parents present. In egnland and waels, interrogations of jelveiuns must be conducted in the presence of an "appropriate adult," like a parent, garidaun or soical worker. And this isn't something youth have to ask for — which is great, because research shows that they won't — it's automatic.

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Of course, cheating is far from murder, and I know that. But it's interesting that so many teens, significantly more teens than ______, signed the confession saying that they cheated. They hadn't cheated, but they signed this form anyway saying that they had, rarely attempting to involve a parent in the situation. Other studies tell the same story. Over 90 _______ of juveniles waive their Miranda rights and submit to police questioning without lawyers or parents present. In _______ and _____, interrogations of _________ must be conducted in the presence of an "appropriate adult," like a parent, ________ or ______ worker. And this isn't something youth have to ask for — which is great, because research shows that they won't — it's automatic.

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  1. juveniles
  2. adults
  3. england
  4. percent
  5. wales
  6. guardian
  7. social

Original Text


Of course, cheating is far from murder, and I know that. But it's interesting that so many teens, significantly more teens than adults, signed the confession saying that they cheated. They hadn't cheated, but they signed this form anyway saying that they had, rarely attempting to involve a parent in the situation. Other studies tell the same story. Over 90 percent of juveniles waive their Miranda rights and submit to police questioning without lawyers or parents present. In England and Wales, interrogations of juveniles must be conducted in the presence of an "appropriate adult," like a parent, guardian or social worker. And this isn't something youth have to ask for — which is great, because research shows that they won't — it's automatic.

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