of miranda. held by the american psychological association, his lecture is 50 minutes. >> good afternoon. my name is ron, and it's my pleasure to introduce the recipient of the 2011 award for distinguished contributions to research and public policy, richard rodgers. dick come as he's known to his friends and colleagues, has a distinguished record of contributions to vernon six ecology, but it's probably worth noting that he started out in quite a different path. as his first intended career would have been as an english teacher. somewhere go along the way, and fortunately for us, he became enamored with psychology, and he eventually found his way into graduate school at the utah state university. and there, he worked with professor right where he conducted his dissertation research on self disclosure. following his ph.d., dick initially pursued the clinical path of the clinical psychologists first at the maximum security center, the mental health center in illinois, followed by a position at the

actually, the miranda decision did not require that you give the miranda warning. it said that you need to give the miranda warning or any other fully effective means. so, in fact, as they were envisioning and exhorted, by the way, the legislatures to consider other options. i mean, one option, for example, in canada you have a duty counsel who can be called up on an 800 or toll-free number. so we have that as a possibility. the supreme court, also, was clear to affirm that you needed the right to silence because otherwise silence in the face of an accusation is itself damning. and perhaps of the greatest interest to us here was a later decision of the supreme court, california v. presock in 1981, in which they said there's no special words that are needed, no special words that are needed in the giving a miranda warning. and because the courts allowed more poetry than the typical researcher, they concluded that by saying there are no talismanic words in trying to figure out how to use that phrase. i published some of my research, i think it could be helpful. of co

the miranda decision did not require that you gave the miranda warning.it said that you need to give miranda warning or any other fully effective means. so, in fact, as they were envisioning by the way, the legislate to consider other options. one option, for example, in canada, i believe, as you have a duty, council, who can be called up on an 800 or toll free number. we have that as a possibility. the supreme court also was clear to affirm that you needed the right to silence. otherwise, silence in the face of an accusation is itself damning. perhaps of the greatest interest to us here was a later decision of the supreme court in 1981, in which they said there are no special words that are needed in giving a miranda warning. because the courts allowed more poetry, they concluded that by saying there are no incantations that was required to satisfy it's strictures. i've been trying to figure out how to use that phrase when i publish my research. i think it could be helpful. the unintended consequences, if there's no words that are necessary, then all wor

he was not read his miranda rights. after the charges were dropped on him, the officers came c kidsar, swabbed him, and let him go. how can you do that in america? i want him to come and speak on that. he can get a real understanding of what is going on. another thing from the bay view on the same thing. he happened to have dreadlocks. to make this thing right, i hope the police department will make these brothers examples for the community and get them some jobs. let them profile that. let them be an example for the community in the bayview. their rights have been violated. if you don't mind me, he is nervous, he is 20 years old. >> thank you. >> good evening. webster. they came and arrested me. the officer that came and got me, they put me on the floor and then they waited for the other cop car. the lady pointed me out and said it was me. the other person that got caught had dreads too. i do not even know who that is. they had me sitting there from friday to saturday. they did not read me my rights or nothing. they ch

abc 7's nannette miranda is live where lawmakers are looking into a trend in sports. >> that is right. l.a. democrat mike gotto enjoy godding to dodger games, his dad is a fan. he wants california kids to have the same safe experience has all professional games. video from you tube shows clips of the fight at saturday's game at candle stick park where 49ers hosted raiders. two men were shot and another beaten in a rest room. it comes months after police say two men beat san francisco giants fan brian stow, opening day outside dodger stadium. this made many fans think twice about attending a game. >> yeah. i'm really concerned. i don't think i want to take any of my kids over here. and safety is not guaranteed. >> i can't remember a time where there is this much violence. >> the sem bli man is fed up, introducing legislation that enhances sentencing of those convicted of fighting at games. >> it's part of being a kismd i just don't think parents should live in fear of the folks at sporting he veents and california's overcrowded prison system cannot handle keeping inmates for longer sen

now still to come tonight should miranda rights be given free with non u.s. citizens but is it a decision was made on that issue when given why not when we return also students in trouble with the law the growing trend here in the u.s. turning students into criminals rather valko senior writer an investigative reporter for the huffington post will join me in just a moment to discuss. it also gives you a story of the siege so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here's you some of the part of it and realized everything you saw. i'm sorry is a big issue. and yet oh oh. fuck fuck fuck fuck. let's not forget that we live in apartheid right. i think russia even wanted well. we never got the feds there for keep him safe get ready because their freedom. you have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law you have the right to speak to an attorney and to have an attorney present during any questioning if you cannot afford a lawyer one will be provided for you i've got an expense and whethe

now still to come tonight should miranda rights be given to you right now on u.s. citizens and this is a decision was made on that if you'll forgive me why not only return also students in trouble with the law the growing trend here and that's turning students into premises rather valko senior writer an investigative reporter for the huffington post will join me in just a moment it is just. you know sometimes you see the story and it seems so foolish you think you understand it and then you glimpse something you know you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you don't know i'm charge is a big picture. and yet though. fuck fuck fuck. fuck. let's not forget that we sat in apartheid. i think. either one of the twelve. whenever the governor says if you're safe get ready for freedom. you have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law you have the right to speak to an attorney and to have an attorney present during any questioning if you cannot afford a lawyer who provided for you an

shows out there you're probably familiar with that statement better known as miranda rights and there are even elements of this you could say in the constitution the founding fathers wanted to ensure that all people in america were protected from the government's ability to assume anyone's guilt and after supreme court ruling in the sixty's it's mandatory for anyone placed under arrest to know these rights however a recent ruling by the board of immigration appeals decided that non-citizens arrested without a warrant do not need to be read their rights until after entering formal deportation proceedings now this ruling said that until an alien who is arrested without a warrant is placed in formal proceedings by the excuse me by the filing of a notice to appear the regulation does not require immigration officers to advise the alien that he or she has a right to counsel and any statements made during interrogation can subsequently be used against the alien in other words if you're an immigrant a non-citizen meaning that you're an undocumented or illegal permanent resident and you're de

nannette miranda has the story. >> reporter: just as students are gearing up for the fall term a newo campus presidents are selected and how much they are paid. after trustees approved the hiring of a san diego state at hundred thousand dollars more than his predecessor and raised tuition at 12% at the same time. >> clearly a portion of the tuition hikes is being used to subsidize that person's salary. >> state senator bill limits the pay to $340,000 a year. no raises or bonus woz be allowed if a tuition hike occurred within three years and internal candidates must be given preference for the job. they had no comments on the proposal because a new committee is investigating presidential pay and selection practices but in the past administrators say they need to pay well to recruit the best. >> the proposal is one of the things students have been protesting. they are saying it's raining death because of all the loans they have had to take out to afford a college education. $5500 price tag this year is too much for some. >> one of my friends who don't have financial aid or can't pay fo

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called the african-american the "n" bond several times and he said he had no right to live in la miranda and he should be hung in the town square and he would was the last african-american he would ever hire. >> he says days after, sarna approached the african-american sergeant. >> he acted like a mafia guy and told him that nothing happened. >> this is not the first time that sarna was in trouble. he is a former oakland police lieutenant that had one time had close dies with governor brown. he made chief of the justice department but he resigned after he was cited for a d.u.i. as oakland school police chief he is credited to having started a popular free summer camp. >> he has been chief here for the past two years. our calls to him were not returned. i did talk briefly to the african-american sergeant who says he is now lawyered up and he did not go into details of the incident. meantime, the school district confirmed that they are investigating this matter and that they have placed sarna underpaid administrative leave. >>> investigators say it could take months to figure out exactly w

i want to talk about specifically police participation and i would like to ask lieutenant miranda. what do you think it would take to have more gun buy backs? >> if i can say one thing. i want to commend john tores. i think he's doing a wonderful job. he's doing a lot of intervention. i will be quick. i have a quick story for you. when this first started. with john tores. it was like someone was drawing a line. it was police department on one side. crn's on one side. correct me if i am wrong. what are they going to say? who is going to retailiate. after the first meeting. we started to each other. again, it's not a perfect world. neither are the police. i think john has done a great job. i know he needs more crn's. the more input he gets will be fantastic. >> thank you lieutenant. >> you know lieutenant, thank you for bringing that back up. we have something that is actually working. so, why don't we expand the crn program? just expand something that is working. who here. i don't want to pick on anybody. who can come up with a solution to expand something that is working? we have p

congresswoman bachmann, you say we don't win the war on terror by closing guantanamo and reading miranda rights to terrorists. congressman paul says terrorism suspects have committed a crime and should be given due process in civilian courts. could you tell congressman paul why mice wrong? >> simply, terrorists who commit acts -- acts against u.s. citizens people from foreign countries who do that do not have any right under our constitution to miranda rights. we've seen that guantanamo bay has yielded significant information. we've learned that led to the capture and the killing of bin laden. this is a tool we need to prostitute the new type of war, new type of warfare -- to prosecute the new type of war, new type of warfare. iran is the central issue newt mideast. their capacity to being a nuclear power. they are one of the four state sponsors of terror in the world. i sit on the house select committee on intelligence. i can't reveal classified information. as president of the united states i will do everything to make sure that iran does not income a nuclear power. >> chris: 30 second

congresswoman bachmann, you say we don't win the war on terror by closing guantanamo and reading miranda rights to terrorists. congressman paul says terrorism suspects have committed a crime and should be given due process in civilian courts. could you tell congressman paul why mice wrong? >> simply, terrorists who commit acts -- acts against u.s. citizens people from foreign countries who do that do not have any right under our constitution to miranda rights. we've seen that guantanamo bay has yielded significant information. we've learned that led to the capture and the killing of bin laden. this is a tool we need to prostitute the new type of war, new type of warfare -- to prosecute the new type of war, new type of warfare. iran is the central issue newt mideast. their capacity to being a nuclear power. they are one of the four state sponsors of terror in the world. i sit on the house select committee on intelligence. i can't reveal classified information. as president of the united states i will do everything to make sure that iran does not income a nuclear power. >> chris: 30 second

congresswoman bachmann, you say we don't win the war on terror by closing guantanamo and reading miranda rights to terrorists. congressman paul says terrorism suspects have committed a crime and should be given due process in civilian courts. could you tell congressman paul why mice wrong? >> simply, terrorists who commit acts -- acts against u.s. citizens people from foreign countries who do that do not have any right under our constitution to miranda rights. we've seen that guantanamo bay has yielded significant information. we've learned that led to the capture and the killing of bin laden. this is a tool we need to prostitute the new type of war, new type of warfare -- to prosecute the new type of war, new type of warfare. iran is the central issue newt mideast. their capacity to being a nuclear power. they are one of the four state sponsors of terror in the world. i sit on the house select committee on intelligence. i can't reveal classified information. as president of the united states i will do everything to make sure that iran does not income a nuclear power. >> chris: 30 second

miranda or something? they just did what they want and it was the first time that somebody had taken my body and had physically done something with me -- except raimondi, a different category. [laughter] they put me and handcuffs and they did all of that. so i wrote about it. my lawyer, she was also a teacher. she encouraged me to tell my story. the next week, the assignment in class, it was to talk about -- writing about an experience of injustice. i was ready to send this. i did not think anything of it, but she said that people should know about your story. i sent it to somebody. the editor from "the new york times" called me and said that it was a lot of racy for them. but people just kept running in, i got letters in from brothers and death row. we are reading your article. we are glad what you are saying. they will not believe us. you have all of these degrees. next week, mike wallace calls me for an interview. i was talking to ms. colvin earlier. she said the media has a certain way to take people a

. >> now the district attorney goes on to say that denard waived his miranda rights and provided a taped statement where he denied any involvement in this murder. he has prior gun convictions. meanwhile, the big question tonight where is that third suspect and was he a trigger man? dana, many unanswered questions right now but i can tell you police are saying this particular shooting has gal vonnized the community. they are saying they received more tips and leads than any other shooting in the past in the city and that's what led to an arrest within 72 hours. >> all you have to do is look at that video. if you have any information out there, that is reason enough. >> it is absolutely correct. >> all right. thank you. >>> also in the news tonight, a man lost his wife and future child after an attack by his own pet pit bull. that dog killed the pregnant women in her home in pacifica. why that dog may have attacked now. >> reporter: he came home to an horrific scene. his pit bull was standing over his wife's body and the dog was covered in blood. greg forced his two-year-old dog into the b

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he is trying to have statements thrown out before his october trial saying he was not told of his mirandaainst self-incripple nation. >>> a popular soup may soon be endangered. state lawmakers cleared a key hurdle in the effort to ban the sale, trade, or possession of shark fins in california. the bill passed the senate appropriations committee vote and now moves to the full senate where a vote is expected within the next few weeks. the shark fin is the main ingredient in a traditional chinese soup. chinese american restauranteurs and traders have lobbiedit aai attack ong aansitu asian cultu cuisine. c >>> meteorologist rob mayeda with a final look at how hurricane irene is faring. >> actually starting to fill up on the radar right now. the outer bands hitting the outer banks of north carolina now. technically a category 2 hurricane. we have winds of 100 miles per hour moving north at 14. it will be north carolina that sees the biggest hit in terms of wind speeds. but moving off to the north, new york city and long island, that's where the sto surge could be somewhere between five to ten

government agency that oversees it said in a statement: but they are not doing that with ignacio miranda'sse. he fell behind on his payments after he lost his job. >> i tried everything possibly so we didn't have to lose the house. >> reporter: he spent two years trying to work with fannie mae to modify his $80,000 mortgage, but fanny wouldn't budge. he was evicted last month. >> my wife and i, we were going to live here, you know, i'd say forever but... until we die. this was going to be the first and the last house, but it didn't happen that way. >> reporter: ignacio is working again. he says had fannie been flexible, he'd still be in the house and fannie would not be facing a loss. >> i never even dream about that i was going to lose the house this way. >> reporter: it's one of nearly 136,000 homes fannie mae will have to unload. elaine quijano, cbs news, cleveland, ohio. >> pelley: we're not taking our eye off the hurricane. back with an update in a moment. moment. from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. jjtoi switched

denard waived his miranda rights. >> enough with not doing the right thing. enough with not addressing injunctions. enough with not wanting to do curfews, enough with not wanting to take hard stances. >> reporter: one of them -- you see them laying on the ground, one of two men shot near 64th and international. he told mow by phone he -- me by phone he was not an intended target. >> he had the gun in his hand. the door was stopping him from falling out, a black dude with dreads. >> reporter: the nava family is still grieving. oakland police are still looking for two others involved in the shooting. jade hernandez. >>> republican presidential candidates were in attack mode during their debate in iowa. >> if you can find barack obama's specific plan on any of those items, i will come to your house and cook you dinner. >> but they weren't just going after barack obama. we'll have a report on the two candidates that dominated last night's debate by sharply attacking each other. >>> back here at home, the school district is sending out a message about the first da

and saying he doesn't need any preconditions with media you know dictators or wanting to read us miranda rights to. the suspected foreign terrorists you know if we were all domestic terrorists i think president obama would have a problem with us. i just have so many problems with every word that comes to her mouth like get over the bill ayres thing i can handle any more of that but also it's kind of funny because sarah palin is one of the people who came under so much attack after the shooting in arizona right we were talking about violent rhetoric coming from the right which you just you can't blame crazy people and actions that they do on reddit. and yet now you have the right wing being very hypocritical and just saying i cannot believe it be used the word terrorist enterprise it applied it to us and therapy late in particular especially because the tea party's been calling obama a fascist at every one of their rallies over the last five years so i do think there i think there's something consistent in the response to what happened in arizona and to dis the idea of the consistency the

nannette miranda is live in sacramento for us. >> feeling like politicians don't represent them, californiaapproved initiative as louing the power of the redrawing of the -- redistricting lines back to the citizens of california. now that they may be asked to reject parts of the plan. >> these are the districts. >> no more squiggley lines to ensure a safe seat. an independent citizen panel has the job of redrawing legislative and congressional districts in california. a referendum seeks to invalidate the line autos when it came to senate maps they created these unwieldy and frankly, untuxal districts. >> that leaves party insiders shaking in their boots. >> california common cause thinks it reflects how fearful the political establishment of losing power. giving democrats a shot of holding a two thirds majority. >> i think there are a lot of people to used to a game where they've always been able to win in this game. of redistricting and they are sore loser autos republican tony quinn helped draw political district lines in 70s and 80s after looking at maps he believes this makes a good arg

abc 7's nannette miranda frorts sacramento. this new state budget included a plan to shift tens of thousands of enmates starting october 1. it aims to fulfill orders by a three-judge panel to reduce the prison population by 34,000. now a new report finds the move will fall short. >> we're recommending that the state ask the three-judge panel for more time in order to reduce the prison population wex think the state could get there, just not within two years. >> the attorney for inmates says asking for more time is absurd and will fight any move to do so. he has been trying for decades to ease overcrowding so the state can provide care to prisoners that meat constitutional standards. and don spector says 50,000 inmates are within six months of their release date and early release can immediately mean a reduction. >> these prisoners were going get out anyway. it's been proven that this advancement by weeks or months won't have any adverse affect on public safety. >> the administration's court filing said realignment will get them

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nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >>> advocates believe the state services would be cut as deeplyline retailers collected sales tax. the group launched the own website to get californians to sign up and boycott amazon. >> our services have been cut, people with disabilities, kids, parents, poor people, all of us have nothing left to survive on. >> carolyn was one of the first to close her amazon account. >> i was very good customer of amazon. when i heard about cheating california out of important revenue, i decided i wanted to close my account. >> they poured $3 million on referendum to overthe only sales tax law. seattle based company didn't comment but supporters say the u.s. supreme court have ruled that such tax laws are unconstitutional and they have severed ties from several california businesses so they wouldn't have to collect the sales tax. >> this new tax law would hurt jobs in california by creating a unlevel playing field. small businesses would be put at big disadvantage. >> they say the playing field hasn't been level for brick and mortar shows where cashiers collec

kabc's nanette miranda reports. >> reporter: hundredof california prison guards are headed to las vegasl convention where they'll elect new leaders and get collective bargaining training. they'll receive their full state pay with taxpayers footing as much as $350,000. >> this is one of those things that makes no o nse whatsoever ç and why i think taxpayers are outraged at the sweetheart deals. >> reporter: the california correctional peace officers association usually reimburses the state for pay involving union activities. but about a decade ago, instead of taking a 1% pay hike like most other public employee unions, prison guards opted for other benefits instead. including what's called activist release time. for taxpayers, it's far cheaper than pay raises. but at a time when families on welfare are seeing smaller checks, social services are being eliminated, and public schools are doing away with teachers and p.e. classes, some californians are scratching theiheads. >> i do kind of question the wisdom in making a trip like that. >> if you're sending californians out of state for conv

miranda rights to alleged suspected foreign terrorists. so i think president obama wouldn't have trouble with this. >> sean: that a was the sticking point for me. this idea that they could use these words, jihad, terrorist, suicide bombers all to describe the tea party. the story about bill ayers was virtually ignored. i brought it up again and again. it was important. he sat on boards with him. he gave speeches with him. he begin his political career in the guy's house. we are excoriated that we dare to bring this up who this president is. it's fair to call the tea party terrorists? >> let's call them on hypocrisy. enough is enough. i'm not going to roll with a sticker saying hit me baby one more time, call me a terrorist or racist. tea party has been called the last few months, it's hypocritical of the other side of this. i'm going stand up for fiscally conservative independent americans who wanted the best of this country. i'm going stand up for radio talk show hosts, if it weren't for them we would have a less factual information about

he waived his miranda rights and he denied involvement in the shooting at this point. in court today a judge read charges of murder and attempted murder against dinard who made a brief appearance. he did not have a lawyer and the judge told him to get a public defender and be back in court tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. judge denied bail in this case. he is still locked up tonight. >>> the man accused of running down a 9-year-old boy in san francisco last week and driving away and is in jail tonight. ryan white was visiting here to watch a baseball game. he was run down in a crosswalk. vic lee what happened when a driver faced a judge today to hear the charges. >> $465,000 bail. >> andrew is distraught. she ashamed how he acted. he is hoping that he will make a full recovery. >> ryan white was seriously injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. he and his family were visiting from philadelphia. they had just left the game at at&t park. police say the toyota pickup driven by andrew vargas hit the boy as he walked across the street at mission and new montgomer

nannit miranda explains how that would work. >> and led by the archdiocese of los angeles a coalition of religious leaders is making a push for senate bill 9, they call fair sentencing for juvenile offenders. they want to give a second chance to 295 inmates committing serious crimes before they're 18 years old z were sentenced to life without possibility of parole. most were convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances. >> the legal system we have now is about punitive. it's not about healing. >> state senator ye ae.s bill would allow offenders to petition a judge up to three times, for a hearing that could change their sentence to 25 years to life if they have demonstrated remorse, behaved in prison and took courses. after serving a quarter century, they'd be eligible for parole. victim families could fight the release at the hearing. >> anguish and grief and suffering. >> and john represents the california police chief association, his wife's close relative was killed by a 17-year-old arsonist. he says it's unfair to drag families in to relive the loss of their loved

he contends he has -- was never read his miranda rights and was drugged while being interrogated.he trial is set to begin october 4. >>> a u.s. soldier accused of killing afghan civilians sentenced to three years of confinement after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors. army specialist adam winfield was among five soldiers initially charged with murder. prosecutors say the civilian deaths were staged to look like combat casualties. win field says he was pressured into taking part. the man prosecutors say was the ringleader faces a court- martial later this year. >>> a sentencing phase for a texas polygamist resumes today. warren jeffs was found guilty of sexually assaulting dozens of underage brides and faces up to 119 years in prison. he stormed out of his sentencing hearing yesterday after declaring god promised a whirl wind every judgment if he wasn't set free. the judge is allowing him to return any time he chooses. jeffs' attorney says he does not know if his client will show up this morning. >>> almost six years after hurricane katrina, a f