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Police routinely read juveniles their Miranda rights, but do kids really understand them?

Not surprisingly the answer is no.  Here is the ABA article.

Here is a link to the Grisso study published in 1980:  Juveniles’ Capacity to Waive Miranda Rights: An Empirical Study

 

 

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