Central Park Jogger Case Study

The case of the Central Park jogger is a very controversial topic but many important aspects show that the case in its entirety was very biased and corrupted, which was made even more clearly years after when Matias Reyes confessed to the crime. Especially during the 1990s, when crime in New York City had peaked and the entire justice system felt as though their hands were tied. Statistics had shown that around thirty six people were murdered each week in New York City during 1989. In this case, many young minorities were brought in for the attempted murder and rape of Trisha Meili, but only five eventually confessed and were found guilty. Antron, Yusef, Korey, Kevin, and Raymond were convicted of this crime solely based off their confessions even though they had no other evidence that placed them at the crime. There were many aspects to the confessions that didn’t always match up to the actual crime. Despite the boys’ inevitable outcome, there were many factors that contributed

The purpose of an interrogation is to get a confession out of the suspect, but these boys denied their involvement from the start and didn’t confess until the detectives had broken them. The justice system is flawed in how single minded they train their staff, meaning that they will use techniques that will not be effective for every suspect. Despite not having proper evidence beyond the confessions, the Central Park Five had served six to over thirteen years. “Rather than confessing, each boy had believed that he was cooperating and might help the police by becoming a witness, thereby leading to his release” (Burns 194). Whether the boys committed the crime with the help of Matias Reyes or had no connection at all, their confessions should have been under much close inspection based off the corruptions that occurred during the span of all the