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TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the Administration of Youth Interrogation Rights
T2 - A Field Study of Canadian Police Practices
AU - McCardle, Meagan
AU - Luther, Kirk
AU - Snook, Brent
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - The delivery of interrogation rights to youth suspects and associated behaviours (e.g. seeking evidence of comprehension) were examined in a sample of real-world interrogations (N = 31). Interrogation rights were delivered fully in approximately one-third of interrogations. Verification of comprehension was attempted rarely, and interrogators asked the youth to explain each right in their own words in less than 10 per cent of interrogations. Without improvement in the administration of interrogation rights, youth suspects remain vulnerable and unprotected in the criminal justice system.
AB - The delivery of interrogation rights to youth suspects and associated behaviours (e.g. seeking evidence of comprehension) were examined in a sample of real-world interrogations (N = 31). Interrogation rights were delivered fully in approximately one-third of interrogations. Verification of comprehension was attempted rarely, and interrogators asked the youth to explain each right in their own words in less than 10 per cent of interrogations. Without improvement in the administration of interrogation rights, youth suspects remain vulnerable and unprotected in the criminal justice system.
KW - administration of justice
KW - interrogation rights
KW - legal rights
KW - police interrogations
KW - youth
U2 - 10.1177/1473225420902841
DO - 10.1177/1473225420902841
M3 - Journal article
VL - 21
SP - 299
EP - 320
JO - Youth Justice
JF - Youth Justice
SN - 1473-2254
IS - 3
ER -