Here is an informative overview based on research from 2017:
If you can specify whether you are interested in , Augustine’s Confessions , or sacramental confession , I can provide more specific details. False confessions - Kassin - 2017 - WIREs Cognitive Science Confession (2017)
According to Church tradition (often discussed in 2017): Contrition: Remorse for sins. Confession: Verbal admission of sins. Absolution: The forgiveness of sins. Satisfaction (Penance): Acts to make amends. Here is an informative overview based on research
Public and out-of-court confessions can make legal procedures redundant, operating at the margins of law as a form of performance or information warfare. or sacramental confession