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(5 pp) A lot of us may only get crime
information from television or movies, as we hear
the television detective mumble something to the
suspect, as he "cuffs 'em." What you are seeing
and not hearing is the "Miranda rights." This
discussion examines the definition, the history,
and the importance of those rights.
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Bibliography lists 6 sources. BBmrdcrR.doc MIRANDA: Case and Rights Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., November 2000 Introduction A lot of
us may only get crime information from television or movies, as we hear the television detective mumble something to the suspect, as he "cuffs em." What you are seeing
and not hearing is the "Miranda rights." This discussion examines the definition, the history, and the importance of those rights. Definition Decided during the turbulent 1960s, Miranda manifested a
commitment from the white middle class to treat fairly, and take seriously the plight of, poor and minority suspects who disproportionately comprise the class of arrested suspects. According to Cassell
(2000), Miranda v. Arizona is the Supreme Courts most famous criminal law decision, spelling out the requirements for police interrogation of criminal suspects. Among other things, the decision required police
officers to deliver warnings to suspects about their right to remain silent and to obtain a waiver of these rights before beginning any custodial interrogation. From the day the Court
issued its decree in 1966, questions loomed about the new rules effects on police questioning. In the immediate wake of the decision, a handful of researchers attempted to provide answers
with empirical studies. But interest in the subject quickly waned, and research in the last couple of decades has been virtually nonexistent. Necessary police warnings The four warnings specified
in Miranda: You have the right to remain silent;
Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law; You have the
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