NCJ Number
25623
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
DETAILED EXAMINATION OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A 'VOLUNTARY, KNOWING, AND INTELLIGENT' WAIVER OF A SUSPECT'S RIGHT AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION.
Abstract
THIS LEGAL TRAINING FILM FOR POLICE ANALYZES POSSIBLE DEFENSE OBJECTIONS TO CONFESSIONS OBTAINED AFTER THE SUSPECT HAS WAIVED HIS RIGHTS TO REMAIN SILENT AND TO SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY. THE ISSUES DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE NEED FOR SUBSEQUENT ADMONITIONS OF THE MIRANDA WARNING TO COVER SUBSEQUENT INTERROGATIONS, THE VALIDITY OF A WAIVER OF MIRANDA RIGHTS WHEN A SUSPECT IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS, OR NARCOTICS, AND THE ABILITY OF A MINOR TO WAIVE HIS RIGHTS. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE TYPES OF BEHAVIOR OR WORDS WHICH MAY INDICATE A SUSPECT'S DESIRE TO INVOKE HIS FIFTH AMENDMENT PRIVILEGE. A SEPARATE TRAINING MANUAL ACCOMPANIES THIS FILM. A COPY OF THE TRAINING MANUAL IS ON FILE. FOR THE OTHER TWO FILMS IN THIS SERIES - 'MIRANDA WARNINGS' AND 'VOLUNTARY CONFESSIONS' - SEE NCJ-25622 AND NCJ-25624.