Describe some common types of false confessions, reasons behind them, and police tactics that lead to a higher incidence of false confessions.

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• People falsely confess when they are tired and confused, believe the police interrogators' lies about the strong evidence against them, are young and naïve, or want to end the interrogation and sort out things later.
• Police in the United States use the Reid technique to make suspects feel isolated, a sense of loss of control, and convinced that police are sure of their guilt.
• Police offer exculpatory scenarios to suspects to get them to choose between an understandable, excusable, or even honorable reason for committing the crime and an immoral or depraved reason, while never considering the option of innocence.

Describe Some Common Types of False Confessions, Reasons Behind Them