Reseachers Michael L. Radelet and Adam Bedau reviewed more than 800 cases of innocent people being convicted of capital crimes, and they found that 56 had
A)made false confessions.
B)had received early parole.
C)admitted guilt.
D)no jury trial.

Question

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False confessions are a known phenomenon in the criminal justice system, where individuals may confess to crimes they did not commit due to various factors such as coercion, mental illness, or misunderstanding. Radelet and Bedau's research highlighted this issue among the cases they reviewed.