A COMPARISON STUDY ON THE INFLUENTIAL FACTORS OF CONFESSIONS ANDNONCONFESSIONS--TAKING SEXUAL ASSAULT AS AN EXAMPLE

• Main Authors: CHANG, WAN-YI, 張婉儀
• Other Authors: SHEU,CHUEN-JIM
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31577551904872403852

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 犯罪學研究所 === 97 === This study is to explore the cases of sex crime by comparing and analyzing between confessors and non-confessors, based on interviews with two convicted confessors and two convicted denials, with the purpose of understanding the difference between the two types in their mental status, individual personality and case characteristics. The results indicate as follows: 1. Sex offenders’ "family" is the key factor to decide whether they confess or deny. 2. Confessors tend to face and solve the case, and they are free of family burden and when the evidence was rated as strong. But non-confessors are the contrary. 3. Confessors are likely to be young, skilled, and unplanned offenders, who are close to victims, with extremely high or extremely low pressure of coming to jail. But non-confessors are the contrary. 4. Sex offenders’ previous conviction, feelings of guilt and shame, a counsel’s presence, and years of sentence are not relevant to confessing or denying. To obtain the confession of sex offenders, this research suggests: 1. Examine sex offenders’ mental and physical status. 2. Understand how sex offenders deal with relationship and family 3. Try to lead offenders to face law of justice.