Miranda warning
Another study, done in 2013, found that 16- and 17-year-olds charged with a felony almost always waived their Miranda rights.  They waived their rights 93% of the time, while adults waived their rights 80% of the time.  Especially when juveniles waive their rights and agree to talk to police without a lawyer, they are much more likely to confess to something they did not actually do.  Looking at people who were proven to be innocent, studies found that one-third to two-fifths of untrue confessions came from juveniles.  Police got almost 7 out of every 10 of these false confessions from children ages 15 and under.