title: Validity and Representative Data of the MRCI With Legally Involved Juveniles.
abstract: Recognized for nearly four decades, most juvenile suspects waive their Miranda rights and almost immediately provide self-incriminating evidence. Miranda-specific measures were eventually developed to understand their capacities and limitations. With extensive revisions, the Miranda Rights Comprehension Instruments (MRCI) were normed and validated. Beyond reliability, the current study addresses the convergent and discriminant validity of the MRCI. In response to Frumkin and Sellbom's criticism of the MRCI's norms, the current research provides representative data on 245 legally involved juveniles with percentiles to facilitate the interpretation of MRCI data. The current investigation is also the first MRCI study to link directly Miranda comprehension (i.e., the knowing prong) to Miranda reasoning (i.e., the intelligent prong) of waiver decisions.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Allyson J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sharf
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Margot M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: 1 University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Emily V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D032882:Comprehension; D003416:Criminal Law; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas
keywords: Juvenile Miranda Quiz; MRCI; Miranda Rights Comprehension Instruments; Miranda rights; Miranda waivers