# Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxFIU
- Speaker: Lindsay Malloy
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Society and politics, Law
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/lindsay_malloy_why_teens_confess_to_crimes_they_didn_t_commit)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuitive phenomenon? Through the lens of Brendan Dassey's interrogation and confession (as featured in Netflix's "Making a Murderer" documentary), developmental psychology professor and researcher Lindsay Malloy breaks down the science underlying false confessions and calls for change in the way kids are treated by a legal system designed for adults.

## Lectures

1. [Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/lindsay_malloy_why_teens_confess_to_crimes_they_didn_t_commit/5650a67148b9), 15 min (TED's player)