CJ 410 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

confession suspect's written or oral acknowledgement of guilt, often including details about the crime incriminating statements statements that fall short of full confessions 00:20 01:22 accusatory stage of the criminal process the point at which the criminal process focuses on a specific suspect due process approach to confession confessions must be voluntary; involuntary confessions violate due process, not because they're compelled but because they might not be ...