Mirandizing
Informing of rights
Mirandizing is informing someone of their legal rights upon arrest—the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, and the warning that statements can be used against them.
The term comes from the 1966 Supreme Court case Miranda v.
Arizona, which established these requirements.
The officer Mirandized the suspect before questioning.
Police procedurals have made the Miranda warning familiar: "You have the right to remain silent..."
Protection against compelled testimony
- self-incriminationImplicating yourself criminally
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- legal counselProfessional juridical guidance
due process · constitutional · waiver · public defender · custodial rights · protection · safeguard · admissible evidence
Protective care or control
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- detainHold in custody
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
police · law enforcement · coercion · incriminate · testify · statement · interview · voluntariness
Alert about danger
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- advisementCareful thought before deciding
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
acknowledgment · compliance · documentation · booking · arrest · custody · interrogation · questioning
Fifth Amendment
Protection against compelled testimony
- self-incriminationImplicating yourself criminally
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
legal counsel · due process · constitutional · waiver · public defender · custodial rights · protection · safeguard · admissible evidence · invocation
custody
Protective care or control
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- detainHold in custody
confession · police · law enforcement · coercion · incriminate · testify · statement · interview · voluntariness · admission
warning
Alert about danger
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- advisementCareful thought before deciding
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
protocol · acknowledgment · compliance · documentation · booking · arrest · custody · interrogation · questioning · verbal