Knowing and intelligent: A study of miranda warnings in mentally disordered defendants

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-418

  Rogers, Richard ^a   Harrison, Kimberly S ^a   Hazelwood, Lisa L ^a   Sewell, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentally disordered offenders; Miranda rights; Self incrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLIGENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; RATING SCALE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; TEXAS;

EID: 34547779556     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-006-9070-8     Document Type: Article

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