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Getting it wrong about Miranda rights: False beliefs, impaired reasoning, and professional neglect.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22082397     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Television and other media inundate Americans with innumerable yet fragmentary examples of Miranda warnings; however, familiarity born of repeated exposures cannot be equated with accuracy or understanding. The intended purpose of these warnings is to inform and caution rather than to pacify and reassure-a purpose that cannot be realized when most custodial suspects assume that they already know everything the law insists they should be told. Painstakingly negotiated Constitutional safeguards are further imperiled when attorneys, judges, and forensic evaluators are lulled into complacency by the commonly held misconception that everyone understands their Miranda rights. This article elucidates certain false beliefs and misapprehensions regarding Miranda comprehension and identifies widespread neglect of these issues by the professional community. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).
Authors:
Richard Rogers
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American psychologist     Volume:  66     ISSN:  1935-990X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am Psychol     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370521     Medline TA:  Am Psychol     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  728-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of North Texas.
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