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How is a criminals mind different from that of an average human being This is the question that persuaded me to embark my journey into forensic psychology Upon watching a variety of crime related documentaries such as confession tapes and read books such as the anatomy of motive in search of an answer and came to a realisation that there is in fact no one simple answer to my question My fascination with criminals coupled with my enthusiasm and my continued drive towards expanding my knowledge of psychology has led me to want to study Forensic Psychology Forensic psychology has improved tremendously over the years however even lie detectors cannot identify false confessions Astonishingly more than 1 out of 4 people are wrongfully convicted but later exonerated DNA evidence made a false confession or incriminating statement One famous example of false confession is the central park five where five men were coerced and intimidated by the police into admitting to the rape and murder of a woman named
