Development and initial validation of the miranda vocabulary scale

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 381-392

  Rogers, Richard ^a   Hazelwood, Lisa L ^a   Sewell, Kenneth W ^a   Blackwood, Hayley L ^a   Rogstad, Jill E ^a   Harrison, Kimberly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic assessment; Legal comprehension; Miranda; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAW; LEGAL PROCEDURE; LINGUISTICS; MENTAL DISEASE;

ADULT; CIVIL RIGHTS; COMPREHENSION; CRIME; GUILT; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; OKLAHOMA; PRISONERS; SECURITY MEASURES; TEXAS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 70350022641     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-008-9159-3     Document Type: Article

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