Law Enforcement and the Rights of the Accused: Are the Police Getting a Bad Rap?

被引：1

作者：

Rogers R. ^{[1
,5
]}

Henry S.A. ^{[1
]}

Helfers R.C. ^{[2
]}

Williams M.M. ^{[1
]}

Drogin E.Y. ^{[3
]}

Clark J.W., III ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] University of North Texas, Denton, TX

[2] University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX

[3] Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

[4] Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

[5] Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311280, Denton, 76203-5017, TX

来源：

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology | 2016年 / 31卷 / 3期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Miranda rights; Pretrial Juror Attitude Questionnaire; Rights of the Accused; Rights of the Accused Survey;

D O I：

10.1007/s11896-015-9183-4

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摘要：

Nationwide, law enforcement professionals have endured increasing scrutiny regarding their treatment of custodial suspects and their alleged abridgement of suspects’ Constitutional rights. At the same time, in the interests of community safety, many members of the public fully expect police officers to function efficiently in arresting and facilitating the prosecution of likely perpetrators. These perspectives reflect due-process and crime-control models respectively. Very little is known, however, about how law enforcement professionals actually view the rights of the accused when not acutely immersed in the cross-currents of public opinion. Using an anonymous survey, the current investigation addresses both Miranda rights as well as the European Union’s (EU) much more comprehensive approach to the rights of the accused. In general, this sample of 209 urban police officers favored protections of criminal suspects that went considerably beyond Miranda safeguards. © 2015, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology.

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