Timing is everything and to get a knowing clear waiver of Miranda rights, most police will wait until sober to interrogate a suspect, unless being intoxicated is an element of the underlying offense. Is there a distinction in your study for the underlying offense for which the interrogation is being conducted?
No - we aren't looking at that in this study. Everyone undergoes the same general procedures and the participant is led to "cheat" on a task, or not, depending on his/her culpability condition. That is what the participant is questioned about. This is the first study to look at the interrogation of intoxicated suspects, but there are lots of directions we could go in in the future!
I may have attached too much significance to the terms "suspect" and "interrogation" to jump to a conclusion that a criminal interview was at issue. Thank you for clearing up to me that this is more about how the participant reacts on a task depending upon culpability due to intoxication, not necessarily in a criminal law situation. I now have a better understanding of your parameters.
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