Open AccessA Preliminary Exploration of the Multimedia Principle’s Applicability for Improving Comprehension of Youth Interrogation Rights
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Lively,
Brent Snook,
Kirk Luther,
Meagan McCardle,
John C. House
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
criminal justice and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.298
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1552-3594
pISSN - 0093-8548
DOI - 10.1177/00938548221093283
Subject(s) - interrogation , animation , comprehension , presentation (obstetrics) , multimedia , computer science , psychology , medicine , computer graphics (images) , political science , law , radiology , programming language
We examined the extent to which presenting youth interrogation rights using different combinations of three multimedia elements (Animation, Audio, and Caption) improved comprehension. A 2 (Animation: Present, Absent) × 2 (Audio: Present, Absent) × 2 (Caption: Present, Absent) between-participants design was employed using samples of adults (Experiment 1: N = 207) and youth (Experiment 2: N = 193). Participants in both experiments were shown one of eight multimedia presentations and asked about their understanding of the presented youth interrogation rights. In both experiments, the multimedia presentation that contained animation and caption led to the highest level of comprehension. Implications of these findings for protecting youth and the use of technology during interrogations are discussed.