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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The benefits of a right to silence for the innocent
Contributor:
Leshem, Shmuel
imprint:
Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2010
Published in:
The RAND Journal of Economics, 41 (2010) 2, Seite 398-416
Language:
English
ISSN:
0741-6261
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>This article shows that innocent suspects benefit from exercising their right to silence during criminal proceedings. We present a model in which a criminal suspect can either make a statement or remain silent during police interrogation. At trial, the jury observes informative but imperfect signals about the suspects guilt and the truthfulness of the suspects statement. We show that a right to silence benefits innocent suspects by providing them with a safer alternative to speech, as well as by reducing the probability of wrongful conviction for suspects who remain silent with and without a right to silence.</p>