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- Title
Pre-adjudicative and adjudicative competence in juveniles and young adults.
- Authors
Redlich, Allison D.; Silverman, Melissa; Steiner, Hans
- Abstract
There are several different types of legal competence, such as competence to waive Miranda rights, competence to confess, and competence to stand trial. Although it can be surmised that many of the underlying factors that influence the different legal competencies are similar, little research has been conducted to empirically test this hypothesis. In the present study, juveniles' and young adults' understanding and appreciation of their Miranda rights and their ability to stand trial were measured. Age, suggestibility, average grades in school, and frequency of previous police involvement were also examined as possible factors that influence both types of legal knowledge. Results indicated that Miranda competence and adjudicative competence are indeed strongly related, especially for juveniles. Also, age and suggestibility were found to predict Miranda competence, whereas suggestibility and average school grades predicted competence to stand trial. Patterns of findings often diverged for juveniles and young adults. Implications for legal policy are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; COMPETENCY to stand trial; YOUNG adults; INFLUENCE of age on ability; POLICE; TEENAGERS; HYPOTHESIS; CRIME &; psychology; CRIMINAL law; FORENSIC psychiatry; JUVENILE delinquency laws; CAPACITY (Law); COMPARATIVE studies; CRIMINOLOGY; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; LAW; LEGISLATION
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2003, Vol 21, Issue 3, p393
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.543