Self-incrimination's the act of accusing oneself of a crime for which a person can then be prosecuted. Self-incrimination can occur either directly or indirectly: directly, by means of interrogation where information of a self-incriminatory nature's disclosed; indirectly, when information of a self-incriminatory nature's disclosed voluntarily without pressure from another person. United States law The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects witnesses from being forced to incri… (More on Self-incrimination)