False Confessions: Protecting the Vulnerable
The Crime Report
APRIL 27, 2022
Our justice system is supposed to protect such people by assigning them a “legal guardian” —a surrogate decision-maker who acts under the authority of the probate court or of state laws governing guardianships. When the ward is an adult, authorities are required to notify the guardian that an interrogation is about to take place.
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