A checklist for evaluating Miranda waiver competency

American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-71

  Greenfield, Daniel P ^a   Dougherty, Edward J ^a   Jackson, Ryno M ^a   Zimmermann, Marc L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; OFFENDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 0034066884     PISSN: 01631942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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