The Miranda Warnings and the deaf suspect

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-135

  Vernon, McCay ^a,b,d   Raifman, Lawrence J ^a,c   Greenberg, Sheldon F ^c  

^a Springfield Hospital Center   (United States)

^b WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins University ^*  (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; COURT; CRIMINAL LAW; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; LINGUISTICS; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGIST; READING; SIGN LANGUAGE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030043774     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199624)14:1<121::AID-BSL200>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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