12th August 2023 Poll Results under the Microscope
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12th August 2023
If you were wrongly jailed for a serious crime which you hadn't committed, but subsequently confessing to the crime would significantly improve your chances of being released earlier on parole, what do you think you would do?
Continue to profess my innocence
Falsely confess to the crime to try and get earlier parole
Don’t Know/Unsure
1,396 people have voted
Who answered this question?
Results by gender:
Continue to profess my innocence
Falsely confess to the crime to try and get earlier parole
Don’t Know/Unsure
Men
77%
8%
15%
Women
74%
5%
21%
Results by Age:
Continue to profess my innocence
Falsely confess to the crime to try and get earlier parole
Don’t Know/Unsure
15-24
64%
12%
24%
25-34
70%
9%
21%
35-44
73%
5%
22%
45-54
75%
8%
17%
55-64
77%
5%
18%
65+
82%
3%
15%