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Pursuit Of Justice: The Miranda Rights

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The Miranda rights purpose was to create a balance between law enforcement in their pursuit of justice and the suspect’s right to fairness. The Miranda today stands for the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and due process and the right to counsel of the sixth amendment. It serves as a level playing field between all parties involved. Even today the Miranda law continues to be tested by law enforcement in the pursuit of getting a confession. Law enforcement relies on two things when approaching a criminal investigation: 1. the human desire to cooperate and 2. The uncertainty about the process that will confuse a suspect and result in an admission beneficial to law

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