Everyone agrees that police should not use unconstitutional methods to coerce a suspect into giving a confession, yet police have used unauthorized force throughout American history. Fortunately, the Supreme Court has created a legal safeguard against police abuse. The safeguards were created in the 1960s after considering a case titled Miranda v. Arizona. Miranda v. Arizona is undoubtedly one of the most important actions taken by the Supreme Court to prevent police abuse. Many jurisdictions have interpreted Miranda v. Arizona differently and, due to the lack of uniformity, Miranda v. Arizona remains a controversial ruling today. This article will examine the facts of the case and its importance to the legal system. MIRANDA V. ARIZONA In Kyle Scherr's article You Have the Right to Understand: The deleterious Effect of Stress on Suspects' Ability to Comprehend Miranda, he states that i researchers have been studying how certain teachings can compromise someone's understanding of the Miranda rights (Scherr, 2012). For example, he lists how stress, intelligence, and even method of communication can impair a suspect's understanding of his Miranda rights, especially stress. He states that “stress consumes valuable cognitive resources that would otherwise be used for efficient cognitive functioning and, in doing so, compromises the efficiency of individuals' working memory system” (Scherr par. 6). In essence, stress interferes with the processing of how memory is stored and, therefore, hypothetically causes "inaccuracies in eyewitness identifications" and mutilates the suspect's ability to accurately recall witnessed past events. (Scherr par. 8). People accused of crimes may feel pressured, embarrassed and uncomfortable, regardless of whatever the crime or. In his research, Kyle finds that people with substance abuse and non-serious mental health problems have difficulty understanding their Miranda rights (Scherr par. 6). Additionally, participants had a clearer understanding of their rights during questioning when oral warnings were written at a sixth-grade level more than they were written at an eighth-grade level. (Scherr par. 3). The human brain is supposed to work as little as possible when processing its core mechanisms. The human brain works more efficiently when there is less of it