While research shows sleep-related fatigue affects how we think and feel, the impact of sleep loss on the reliability of statements and confessions in the legal system has received far less attention. A new research synthesis from Iowa State researchers examines this issue, including the need for evidence‑based standards to help judges and investigators recognize and account for sleep disruption in the legal process.
I’ve heard that doctors perform with these types of conditions, can any doc confirm?
I like the idea but the US Stillhaus major issues with detainees being subjected to systematic sleep deprivation and other kinds of psychological torture.
There is an immense issue about “using it”, not on “detecting it and mitigating it”.
Btw usually the police just does stuff like this, prosecuters are annoyed but not brave enough to stand up against it, the judges often don’t know about it and defense attorneys have an uphill battle anyway when it comes to any issues before the court.
