The capacity of arrestees to comprehend their Miranda rights adequately and to waive them intelligently remains largely unexamined by most defense attorneys and forensic practitioners. Although much is now known about Miranda comprehension, only recently has forensic research emerged on Miranda reasoning. This archival study utilizes an extensive dataset of 847 pretrial detainees who were administered the Standardized Assessment of Miranda Abilities. This study focuses on how forensic practitioners can evaluate Miranda misperceptions that may have contributed to highly consequential decisions to cooperate with law enforcement without seeking legal counsel. Specific items from the Miranda Acquiescence Questionnaire of the Standardized Assessment of Miranda Abilities clearly identified detainees with impaired Miranda reasoning. Two important patterns of Miranda misperceptions were observed: adversarial perspective on arrest and trusting law enforcement. For instance, more than 20 percent of detainees with impaired reasoning wrongly believed that cooperating with police could only have positive outcomes. Even more troubling, more than one fourth of detainees erroneously believed that they must always comply with police requests, which obviously could entail self-incrimination. These findings are then placed in a broader context when examining the professional roles of forensic practitioners in recognizing, understanding, and evaluating for impaired Miranda abilities.

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Miranda默认问卷在调查受损的Miranda推理中的有效性。

大多数辩护律师和法医从业人员尚未充分考虑被捕者充分理解其Miranda权利并明智地放弃其权利的能力。尽管现在对Miranda理解有了很多了解，但是直到最近才对Miranda推理进行法医研究。这项档案研究利用了847个审前被拘留者的广泛数据集，这些人已接受了Miranda能力的标准化评估。这项研究的重点是法医从业人员如何评估米兰达的误解，这些误解可能导致在不寻求法律顾问的情况下与执法部门进行高度后果的决策。米兰达能力标准评估的米兰达默许调查表中的特定项目清楚地确定了米兰达推理能力受损的被拘留者。观察到了米兰达误解的两种重要模式：对逮捕和信任执法的对抗性观点。例如，推理能力受损的被拘留者中有20％以上错误地认为与警察合作只会产生积极的结果。更令人不安的是，超过四分之一的被拘留者错误地认为他们必须始终遵守警察的要求，这显然可能导致自诉。然后，在检查法医从业人员在识别，理解和评估米兰达能力受损的过程中所扮演的专业角色时，将这些发现放在更广阔的背景下。超过20％的推理受损的被拘留者错误地认为与警察合作只会产生积极的结果。更令人不安的是，超过四分之一的被拘留者错误地认为他们必须始终遵守警察的要求，这显然可能导致自诉。然后，在检查法医从业人员在识别，理解和评估米兰达能力受损的过程中所扮演的专业角色时，将这些发现放在更广阔的背景下。超过20％的推理受损的被拘留者错误地认为与警察合作只会产生积极的结果。更令人不安的是，超过四分之一的被拘留者错误地认为他们必须始终遵守警察的要求，这显然可能会导致自我起诉。然后，在检查法医从业人员在识别，理解和评估米兰达能力受损的过程中所扮演的专业角色时，将这些发现放在更广阔的背景下。