Assessment of the reliability of a person's admission of guilt in order to distinguish him from self-incrimination and reservation

Abstract

The article discuses the circumstances in which the appearance of self-incrimination and reservation on the part of the person held criminally liable. The main criteria are given that allow one to assess the reliability of a person’s confession of guilt in a crime and to distinguish between true and false confessions. When assessing the confession obtained, it is necessary to take into account how fully and accurately the accused (suspect) is aware of the circumstances and details of the criminal event. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the possible suggestive nature of the various investigative actions used in the process of incriminating a person of a committed crime, presenting material evidence and other factual information.