Interpretation & Translation
The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division held that the State failed to meet its burden of proving voluntariness of a youth’s Miranda waiver and reversed the trial court’s denial of defense’s suppression motion. Based on a totality-of-circumstances analysis, the court considered the following factors in making its decision: the youth’s Spanish-speaking mother was present…
A companion checklist for probation officers, walking through key considerations when working with noncitizen youth.
Walks through practical and concrete steps juvenile court judges can take to ensure safe and equitable access to courts for noncitizen and immigrant youth.
Provides tangible opportunities probation officers have to support positive youth development equitably for all youth, regardless of immigration status and circumstances beyond a young person’s control.
This report, by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division outlines key highlights of the Division’s work from 2021 to 2024 across policing, juvenile facilities, schools and beyond.
From the introduction: “This Guide proceeds in four parts. Part I provides a brief overview of the prevalence of disabilities among people under correctional control. Part II summarizes the relevant disability discrimination legal framework, with a focus on the requirement to provide reasonable accommodations. Part III provides an overview of (A) structural obstacles confronting people…
The Court considers a question of first impression — whether a criminal defendant must be provided in-person interpreting services, rather than video remote interpreting (VRI) services, at his jury trial.
The landmark case Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the United States Supreme Court required law enforcement agencies to advise all suspects of their “Miranda warnings,” or Constitutional protections, prior to interrogation. Previous research demonstrates that the Miranda warnings in the United States are largely unregulated and highlights how inadequate translations can impact comprehensibility. The present study…
This research paper from the Journal of Interpretation looks at the intersection of a subset of deaf people, who are classified as semilingual (meaning they are functionally illiterate (reading level grade 2.9 or below) and lack proficient English or sign language skills.), and their involvement in the legal system. The research paper examines eleven frequently…
