https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/1016710927/illinois-is-the-first-state-to-tell-police-they-cant-lie-to-minors-in-interrogat Accessibility links * Skip to main content * Keyboard shortcuts for audio player * Open Navigation Menu * NPR logo * NPR 50 years logo NPR 50 years logo * * * NPR Shop * Close Navigation Menu * Home * News Expand/collapse submenu for News + National + World + Politics + Business + Health + Science + Technology + Race & Culture * Arts & Life Expand/collapse submenu for Arts & Life + Books + Movies + Television + Pop Culture + Food + Art & Design + Performing Arts + Life Kit * Music Expand/collapse submenu for Music + #NowPlaying + Tiny Desk + All Songs Considered + Music News + Music Features + Live Sessions * Shows & Podcasts Expand/collapse submenu for Shows & Podcasts Daily + [morning-ed] Morning Edition + [we_otheren] Weekend Edition Saturday + [we_otheren] Weekend Edition Sunday + [all-things] All Things Considered + [fresh-air] Fresh Air + [up-first] Up First Featured + [no-comprom] No Compromise + [updatedoow] On Our Watch + [nprthrough] Throughline + [rt_homefro] Rough Translation + More Shows & Podcasts * Search * * NPR Shop * NPR Music NPR Music * #NowPlaying * Tiny Desk * All Songs Considered * Music News * Music Features * Live Sessions * About NPR * Diversity * Organization * Support * Careers * Connect * Press * Ethics Illinois Bans Police Lying To Minors During Interrogations Under a law that goes into effect in January 2022, officials can't use common manipulative tactics, including offering leniency or suggesting that incriminating evidence exists, to people under 18. Law Illinois Is The 1st State To Tell Police They Can't Lie To Minors In Interrogations * Facebook * Twitter * Flipboard * Email July 16, 20215:12 AM ET Jaclyn Diaz [ap20143750] Enlarge this image Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Thursday that implement some criminal justice reforms, notably one with the goal of preventing false confessions. Justin L. Fowler/AP hide caption toggle caption Justin L. Fowler/AP Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Thursday that implement some criminal justice reforms, notably one with the goal of preventing false confessions. Justin L. Fowler/AP Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill into law Thursday barring police from lying to underage kids during interrogations. Commonly used interrogation tactics, such as promising leniency or insinuating that incriminating evidence exists, are banned when questioning suspects younger than 18 under the new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1. According to the Innocence Project, an organization focused on exonerating wrongly convicted people, those types of interrogation methods have been shown to lead to false confessions. They've also played a role in about 30% of all wrongful convictions later overturned by DNA. You Can Be Persuaded To Confess To An Invented Crime, Study Finds Science You Can Be Persuaded To Confess To An Invented Crime, Study Finds Illinois once was called the "False Confession Capital of the United States," the organization said, because of a number of high-profile exonerations of people who falsely confessed to crimes they didn't commit. "In Illinois alone, there have been 100 wrongful convictions predicated on false confessions, including 31 involving people under 18 years of age," said Lauren Kaeseberg, legal director at the Illinois Innocence Project. One notable case involved the Englewood Four. In March 1995, Chicago police brought in four Black teenagers from the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood and accused them of the rape and murder of a woman named Nina Glover. National Illinois Measure Is Intended To Prevent Juveniles' False Confessions Illinois Measure Is Intended To Prevent Juveniles' False Confessions Listen * 4:43 4:43 Toggle more options * Download * Embed Embed [