What is the importance of Dickerson v. United States?

What will be an ideal response?


Upheld the requirement that the Miranda warning be read to criminal suspects and struck down a federal statute that purported to overrule Miranda v. Arizona.Congress cannot overrule the Miranda decision because it was a decision based on the U.S. Constitution and not simply a court-made law.

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Plethysmography is a method of testing erectile response to erotic stimuli

a. True b. False

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Which of the following was NOT a right set forth for juveniles by the U.S. Supreme Court in its findings in In re Gault (1967)?

a. the right to notice b. the right to probation c. the right to counsel d. the privilege against self-incrimination

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According to Rawls, the first institution where people begin to learn morality is the ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The acronym for the cognitive interview technique police employ is:

a. PURSE; b. POISE; c. PEACE; d. PURITY.

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