Comprehending the Scottish caution: do offenders understand their right to remain silent?

Objectives. The Scottish legal system differs from that which pertains in the rest of the United Kingdom, for example, there is no standard police caution to administer to suspects in Scotland. The absence of a standardized caution may result in suspects being presented with a caution which is both...

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Authors: Cooke, David J. 1952- (Author) ; Philip, Lorraine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1998
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 1998, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-27
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