Legesse, Yared (PhD)Dekebo, Adi2019-03-202023-11-082019-03-202023-11-082015-05http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/16973Throughout history, the police institution have been authorized and mandated to protect citizens against crime. If the crime is already committed police are duty bound to investigate. During the interrogation of a suspect, however, the police may obtain incriminating statements from him with the utilization of improper methods. As such this thesis investigates illegally obtained confession in criminal investigations and the protections afforded. In doing so, it proves that the issues relating to confession are not comprehensively dealt with by law. Practically speaking, those who are involved in criminal justice administration are indisposed in affording protection against illegal confession. The study aspires to clarify the legal and practical issues involved with the response given. Moreover, the barriers for protection and the roles of those involved personnel are scrutinized with the aim of re-shaping confession rules in Ethiopia.en-USpolice institution,citizens against crime,Thesis