What is characteristic of the coerced internalized false confession?

The characteristic of the coerced internalized false confession is that the individual believes in their involvement in the crime. In this context, an individual may become so convinced, often as a result of the interrogation process, that they were involved in the crime, even if they were not. This can happen through various means, such as leading questions, suggestive phrasing, or psychological pressure employed during the interrogation. The individual might start to accept a narrative created by the interrogator, leading them to genuinely believe they committed the crime despite a lack of evidence to support this belief.

The fundamental aspect of this type of confession is the psychological manipulation that causes the individual to internalize the idea of their guilt, leading to a false confession that they truly believe, which can be quite different from coerced compliant confessions where the suspect acknowledges guilt primarily to escape the pressure of the interrogation.