Criminal Defendants with Psychiatric Impairment: Prevalence, Probabilities and Rates

Steury, Ellen Hochstedler

doi:10.2307/1143818

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“…Individuals with cognitive impairments have likewise been found to display deficits in comprehending their legal rights (Everington and Fulero 1999;Fulero and Everington 1995;O'Connell et al 2005). These findings are of special concern given that the above populations are overrepresented in the federal inmate population (Canadian Public Health Association 2004;Steury 1993;Teplin 1984).…”

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Improving the Comprehensibility of a Canadian Police Caution on the Right to Silence

Davis

Fitzsimmons

Moore

2011

J Police Crim Psych

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Modifications to a Canadian police caution on the right to silence were made in an attempt to increase its comprehensibility. University participants were asked to imagine themselves in an arrest and interrogation situation in which they were either innocent or guilty. It was hypothesized that participants who received the modified caution would score significantly higher on measures of comprehension than those who received the standard caution. Results indicated that comprehension was significantly higher among those that received the modified caution and that those with higher comprehension scores were more likely to exercise their right to silence. These findings suggest that clarifying and standardizing how a detainee's rights are communicated will lead to better comprehension and greater protection against false or coerced confessions.

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