What Netflix’s Hit Show Teaches Us About Interrogating Kids

What Netflix’s Hit Show Teaches Us About Interrogating Kids

Netflix's hit series "Adolescence" illustrates some important psychological concepts relevant to interrogating minors about a crime.

What Netflix’s Adolescence Gets Wrong — and Right — About ‘Kids These Days’

I finished watching Netflix’s series, Adolescence. It revolves around 13-year-old Jamie Miller, who just killed Katie Leonard, a girl from his school. It’s a gripping story, brilliantly produced. Everyone I know has been telling everyone else that they have to watch it, particularly if they have teenagers. My kids are older, but I was curious, especially because my day job involves researching youth development.  By the end, though, I wish it ha…

Breakout star Owen Cooper admits ‘Adolescence’ was ‘very out of my comfort zone’

Adolescence breakout star Owen Cooper was pushed out of his “comfort zone” on the very first day of filming the four-part Netflix series. The young actor, who’s been generating awards buzz for his role in the hit show, plays a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a female classmate after becoming entangled in the online world of male toxicity. He said diving into the emotional third episode — where his character, Jamie Miller, speaks with psycholo…