“…In some cases, however, voluntary confessions are made in the interest of protecting someone (e.g., friend, family member), or because of some perceived tangible gain (e.g., publicity, monetary reward). Though voluntary false confessions seem implausible, several studies have documented voluntary blametaking within and outside the laboratory (e.g., Gudjonsson et al, 2007;Schneider et al, 2021;Sigurdsson et al, 1996;Willard et al, 2015). In a self-report study in Germany, 15 forensic patients were asked about their behaviour during an interview when they were innocent of a crime in question, compared to when they were guilty; approximately 25% admitted to making a voluntary false confession on at least one occasion (Volbert et al, 2019), a statistic similar to the prevalence of false confessions reported by the Innocent Project (30%, 2019).…”