If someone confesses to a crime, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re guilty. In 25% of convictions reversed with DNA evidence by the Innocence Project, the convicted person had made a false confession. While this might not be common knowledge among the general public, one would hope that it’s widely known among those working in law enforcement. But a recent study published in Police and Criminal Psychology shows that police officers are no less likely to believe policing myths than anyone else. Chloe Chaplin, from London Probation Services in the UK, and Julia Shaw, criminology >>>