13 percent of all individuals exonerated in the United States between 1989 and 2024 were wrongfully convicted because of a false confession
Why do innocent people confess to crimes that they did not commit? This question has confounded the public for decades. Most of us believe that we would never admit to something we did not do—especially if that admission could lead to prison. Yet, false confessions are one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions in the United States. Research and anecdotal evidence show that coercive police interrogations are often to blame.
In her book, Breaking Point, Robin Dahlberg sheds light on the powerful and often devastating tactics used in these interrogations. Collaborating with six exonerees—each of whom falsely confessed and served time for a crime they did not commit—Dahlberg reveals the human cost of these tactics. Each exoneree endured pressure so intense that telling a lie felt safer than holding onto the truth.
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Robin Dahlberg is a visual artist and arts educator based in New York City. With a background in law and social justice, she uses her camera to explore issues of identity, place and resilience and their influence upon each other. Sharing her passion for photography with others is fundamental to her work. Dahlberg has taught photography to people of various ages, backgrounds and capabilities. In 2018, she co-founded the teaching and exhibition collaborative, Five Corners Collective, to teach photography to underserved and geographically isolated communities.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Created in collaboration with six exonerees, Breaking Point examines how guilt-presumptive, coercive interrogation practices can compel innocent people to admit crimes they did not commit. False confessions are often dismissed as anomalies or personal failings, yet they remain one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions in the United States. Research consistently shows that coercive police tactics are a decisive factor. Once an innocent person is wrongly identified as a prime suspect, law enforcement frequently subjects them to interrogations aimed at extracting a confession rather than discovering the truth. These methods are systematic: isolation in unfamiliar environments, prolonged and confrontational questioning, deception about evidence, fake polygraph tests, and implied promises of leniency. Under sustained psychological pressure, compliance can feel like the only way forward. Young people, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and those with deep respect for authority are particularly vulnerable. Breaking Point centres on the voices of the collaborating exonerees- Jeffrey Deskovic, Vanessa Gathers, Brian Halsey, Eddie Lowery, Christopher Ochoa, and Raymond Santana-each of whom falsely confessed and spent years, in some cases decades, in prison. The reader is invited to enter the interrogation room alongside them, to confront the fear, tension, and discomfort they endured, and to challenge our assumptions about guilt, authority, and truth. The book's design reinforces the psychological intensity of the interrogation room. Rendered in stark black and white, it combines altered stills from police video recordings, quiet still lifes, urban landscapes, and handwritten reflections from the exonerees. Striking close-up portraits and staged interrogation scenes sit alongside original interrogation materials, court documents, and media coverage of the trials and subsequent exonerations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783969002223
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