Voluntariness is a critical element of a valid confession; that is, if the confession is elicited through coercion by means of invoking fear or making an appeal to the suspect's hope of leniency, then that confession is not valid in Court. Why is it necessary to require that a confession be voluntary? What does that requirement help ensure? Who is particularly vulnerable to coercion into making false confessions? Discuss this requirement and the repercussions in its implementation. Refer to the text, to cases and Court decisions as discussed in the text or in other sources in your discussion