The comprehensibility and content of juvenile Miranda warnings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6111138
AutoresRichard Rogers (0000-0002-9897-6559, University of North Texas), Lisa L Hazelwood (University of North Texas), Kenneth W Sewell (0000-0002-4650-797X, University of North Texas), Daniel W Shuman (Southern Methodist University), Hayley L Blackwood (University of North Texas)
Año2008
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas63-87
Fecha de publicación2008-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology Public Policy and Law (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1076-8971 • E-ISSN: 1939-1528
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0013102
OpenAlexW2020115856
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas6

Annually, more than 1.5 million juvenile offenders are arrested and routinely Mirandized with little consideration regarding the comprehensibility of these warnings. The current investigation examined 122 juvenile Miranda warnings from across the United States regarding their length, reading level, and content. Even more variable than general Miranda warnings, juvenile warnings ranged remarkably from 52 to 526 words; inclusion of Miranda waivers and other material substantially increased these numbers (64 –1,020 words). Flesch-Kincaid reading estimates varied dramatically from Grade 2.2 to postcollege. Differences in content included such critical issues as (a) right to parent/guardian input, (b) specification of free legal services for indigent defendants, and (c) statements of right to counsel in conditional terms. Recommendations for simplified juvenile Miranda warnings are presented

Biology · Juvenile · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Ecology