Adjudicative competence and comprehension of Miranda rights in adolescent defendants: A comparison of legal standards

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Viljoen, Jodi L ^a   Zapf, Patricia A ^b   Roesch, Ronald ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947102090     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.714     Document Type: Article

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