The role of suggestibility in determinations of miranda abilities: A study of the gudjonsson suggestibility scales

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-78

  Rogers, Richard ^a   Harrison, Kimberly S ^b   Rogstad, Jill E ^a   Lafortune, Kathryn A ^c   Hazelwood, Lisa L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b South Carolina Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Indigent Defense System   (United States)

^d PATTON STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Miranda; Suggestibility; Voluntariness; Waiver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRIME; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUGGESTION; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COERCION; CRIME; HUMANS; OKLAHOMA; PRISONERS; SUGGESTION; TEXAS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77949273960     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-009-9186-8     Document Type: Article

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