Question 6 • Fall 24 American Government/Civics IC
Under Miranda v. Arizona, officers generally must inform someone of their rights before questioning them in custody. The Supreme Court also recognized a public-safety exception: officers may ask questions before giving the warnings when an immediate safety threat requires it. The warnings do not have to use a fixed script, as long as they communicate the same meaning. Coercing a confession is not permitted, and officers cannot invent arbitrary rules for different groups of people.
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