Busted! Judith A. Schechter Lexington School for the Deaf

Imagine that you are arrested on the way home from school one day. What do you do?

When police officers arrest people for a crime, they are required to inform them of some of their Constitutional rights.

 These rights are included in what is called the Miranda Warning.

When police officers arrest people for a crime, they are required to inform them of some of their Constitutional rights.  These rights are included in what is called the Miranda Warning.  The Miranda Warning is an explanation of rights that must be given to an arrested person before he or she is questioned while in police custody.

When police officers arrest people for a crime, they are required to inform them of some of their Constitutional rights.  These rights are included in what is called the Miranda Warning.  The Miranda Warning is an explanation of rights that must be given to an arrested person before he or she is questioned while in police custody.  Most of the Miranda Warning stems from your Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

When police officers arrest people for a crime, they are required to inform them of some of their Constitutional rights.  These rights are included in what is called the Miranda Warning.  The Miranda Warning is an explanation of rights that must be given to an arrested person before he or she is questioned while in police custody.  Most of the Miranda Warning stems from your Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.  The Miranda Warning is derived from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). In this case, the Court held that a person who has been detained and interrogated by the police must be made aware of his or her rights: 1) to remain silent; 2) to consult with an attorney and to have the attorney present during questioning; and 3) to have an attorney appointed if he or she cannot afford one.

Let’s take a minute to read the Miranda Warning to ourselves. Source: Jacqui Shine, “How ‘You Have the Right to Remain Silent’ Became the Standard Miranda Warning,” Slate.com at _how_the_language_of_the_warning_became_standard.html _how_the_language_of_the_warning_became_standard.html

Do you understand this printed Miranda Warning? Source: Jacqui Shine, “How ‘You Have the Right to Remain Silent’ Became the Standard Miranda Warning,” Slate.com at _how_the_language_of_the_warning_became_standard.html _how_the_language_of_the_warning_became_standard.html

Next, imagine that a hearing police officer reads the Miranda Warning to you. Will you be able to understand your rights if they are spoken to you?

So, what do you do next?

 Request an American Sign Language Interpreter!

Here’s an example of an interpreter signing the Miranda Warning.  Fisher or Cole or Corporan or Heinbaugh or Dattolo

Do you understand what this interpreter said?

 If you didn’t understand this interpretation, it may be because it was transliterated.