"The minor interrogee is different from the adult interrogee – in his personality structure, his threshold of sensitivity, his maturity and his dependence on adults. Literature and case law have recognized that a minor's reaction to the deprivation of his liberty and the pressure of the interrogation puts him at increased risk of making a false confession, and therefore interrogation methods permitted to an adult may be prohibited for minors.
The Goldberg Committee discussed this. Bedouin"The committee said that for every interrogee "Breaking Threshold" personal according to his personality and his ability to mobilize mental strength to withstand stressful conditions. The fear of false confessions is greater for interrogees who do not belong to the criminal world and are not accustomed to arrest and interrogation (S' 9). The committee listed three risk groups for making false confessions. In the first group, the risk is related to the personality structure of the interrogee, and includes minors (S' 13-12). In the second group, the risk is related to the impact of the interrogation or arrest (S' 14). The third includes those who admit to what they did not do due to social considerations and pressures (S' 15).
A separate chapter was devoted to the interrogation of minors. At the beginning of the chapter, the committee determined that "This population of interrogees is more exposed than adults to interrogation influences, Their ability to withstand the pressure of interrogation is smaller, and the tendency to give up the rights of the interrogee (Such as the right to remain silent) Most" (S' 65).
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The committee recommended a number of recommendations to amend the law, The main points of which were adopted in the tax amendment' 14 Since 2000"H 30Youth Law (Judgment, Punishment and Remedies), The Devil"A -1971 (Below: "Youth Law"). These amendments will be brought later. The committee recommended that in addition to amending the law, Instructions will be issued to investigators: