September 13: “You have the right to remain silent…”

This session will explain why the Miranda warning is so easily misunderstood (or not understood at all); the result is the abrogation of rights that the warning was designed to protect. Numerous factors contribute to the poor comprehension (and low readability scores):

• the situation and contexts in which the warning is used;
• the special linguistic abilities required for understanding it;
• the grammar, vocabulary, event sequencing, and other features of the text.

The listener must comprehend all of this in less than a minute, which is the time it takes to deliver the warning, and sometimes obstacles are concurrent, thus multiplying the burden of comprehension. The speakers will conclude with a suggested workaround, which is markedly different from the standard version but accomplishes the intended aims.
Title:
“You have the right to remain silent…”
Obstacles to understanding the Miranda warning.
Date/Time:
September 13, 2022 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time
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Speaker:
Alan Perlman is a linguistics expert, applying the principles of linguistics and insights from many years of analyzing language, both as an academic and as a professional writer to the examination of legal issues involving authorship, plagiarism, copyright infringement, and the interpretation of contracts and other binding documents.
Credit:

• This free webinar is approved for CLE credit Note: This webinar was approved for CLE credit in CA, NJ, PA, and IL.
• Many states allow attorneys to self-apply for credit: see State Rules

By:
The TASA Group, Inc.

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