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Advancing legal literacy: the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights

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Advancing legal literacy: the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights. / Snook, Brent; Luther, Kirk; Eastwood, Joseph et al.
In: Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.02.2016, p. 174-188.

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Snook, B, Luther, K, Eastwood, J, Collins, R & Evans, S 2016, 'Advancing legal literacy: the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights', Legal and Criminological Psychology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 174-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12053

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Snook, B., Luther, K., Eastwood, J., Collins, R., & Evans, S. (2016). Advancing legal literacy: the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 21(1), 174-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12053

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Snook B, Luther K, Eastwood J, Collins R, Evans S. Advancing legal literacy: the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Legal and Criminological Psychology. 2016 Feb 1;21(1):174-188. Epub 2014 Apr 18. doi: 10.1111/lcrp.12053

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Snook, Brent ; Luther, Kirk ; Eastwood, Joseph et al. / Advancing legal literacy : the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights. In: Legal and Criminological Psychology. 2016 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 174-188.

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abstract = "Purpose. To examine the effect of listenability features on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Method. In Experiment 1, students (N = 76) underwent a mock interrogation where one of two police cautions (listenable caution vs. standard caution) was administered and students were asked to explain the caution in their own words. Experiment 2 (N = 80) extended Experiment 1 by identifying the individual and additive effects of the listenability features on recall of their interrogation rights. Results. The results of Experiment 1 showed that the caution containing listenability features produced higher levels of recall than a standard caution. Results of Experiment 2 showed that repeating and organizing interrogation rights led to the greatest number of legal rights being comprehended. Conclusions. Listenability can be used as a tool to increase legal literacy.",
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