Advancing legal literacy: the effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights

Purpose. To examine the effect of listenability features on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Method. In Experiment 1, students (N = 76) underwent a mock interrogation where one of two police cautions (listenable caution vs. standard caution) was administered and students were asked to expl...

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Main Author: Snook, Brent (Author)
Contributors: Luther, Kirk ; Eastwood, Joseph ; Collins, Ryan ; Evans, Sarah
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2016, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 174-188
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Keywords:
Interrogations
police cautions
listenability
legal literacy
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Summary:Purpose. To examine the effect of listenability features on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Method. In Experiment 1, students (N = 76) underwent a mock interrogation where one of two police cautions (listenable caution vs. standard caution) was administered and students were asked to explain the caution in their own words. Experiment 2 (N = 80) extended Experiment 1 by identifying the individual and additive effects of the listenability features on recall of their interrogation rights. Results. The results of Experiment 1 showed that the caution containing listenability features produced higher levels of recall than a standard caution. Results of Experiment 2 showed that repeating and organizing interrogation rights led to the greatest number of legal rights being comprehended. Conclusions. Listenability can be used as a tool to increase legal literacy.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 186-188
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First published: 18 April 2014
Physical Description:Diagramme
ISSN:2044-8333
DOI:10.1111/lcrp.12053