Communication in Investigative and Legal Contexts by Oxburgh, Gavin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Contents Notes on Editors Notes on Contributors Series Preface Chapter 1 Communication in Investigative and Legal Settings: Introduction and Contexts

Introduction Forensic linguistics Professionalization of interviewing Global coherence Outline of book References

Section I Communication, Language and Memory

Introduction Conclusion Note References

Chapter 3 Recall, Verbatim Memory and Remembered Narratives

Introduction What is episodic memory? Is the retrieval of episodic memory direct or generative? How are episodic memories validated and communicated? Practice Conclusion Notes References

Section II Communicating with Victims and Witnesses

Chapter 4 Interviewing Child Witnesses

Introduction Developmental considerations Characteristics of language Pre-substantive considerations Different types of interviewer utterance Children and institutionalized legal language Putting theory into practice References

Chapter 5 Interviewing Adult Witnesses and Victims

Introduction The cognitive interview Building rapport Asking questions Memory retrieval Interviewer communication style Current training efforts Future directions for research Notes References

Chapter 6 The Role of Initial Witness Accounts within the Investigative Process

Section III Communicating with Suspects

Chapter 7 Interviewing Suspected Offenders

Introduction Background and history of interviewing Models of interrogation and investigative interviewing ‘Interview’ versus ‘interrogation’ Questioning strategies Questions and answers Discussion Conclusion Notes References

Introduction Interrogator perspective Supporting communication through interpreters Supporting information elicitation through analysis A (nearly) 360° perspective Towards a learning organization Acknowledgement Notes References

Section IV Communicating in the Courtroom

Chapter 9 Courtroom Questioning and Discourse

Introduction Problems with cross-examination Where to from here? Reform options Conclusion Acknowledgement Notes References

Chapter 10 Expert Witness Communication

Introduction What the legal system asks of experts How lawyers wish their experts to communicate The expert’s dilemma over what to say and how to say it Conclusions Acknowledgement References

Section V Specific Communicative Tasks

From hostage to crisis negotiation Conclusion Notes References

Chapter 12 Verbal Lie Detection

Importance of verbal communication in lie detection Verbal lie detection tools Interviewing to detect deception Interpersonal processes and deception Conclusion References

Chapter 13 Vulnerable Individuals, Intermediaries and Justice

Vulnerable individuals and the use of intermediaries The intermediary: A developmental history in the UK The vulnerable witness: An example The vulnerable suspect during police interviews The vulnerable defendant at court Concluding remarks References

Chapter 14 The Interpreter-Mediated Police Interview

Introduction Interpreting as triadic communication A police perspective of the interpreted interview Interview techniques used with witnesses: theory and practice Oral and written phases of statement-taking Cognitive interviews and interpreters Chuchotage and ‘long consecutive’ techniques Impact upon written statement-taking procedures with an interpreter Interpreted witness evidence – from interview to courtroom References Acts of Parliament, Codes and Directives

Section VI Conclusions and Future

Introduction The cognitive interview in practice Where to from here? Frontline interviews Innovations Interviews by criminal investigators Type of offending Characteristics of the interviewee Conclusion Note References

Chapter 16 Communication in Forensic Contexts: Future Directions and Conclusions

Introduction Future research Conclusion References

Index EULA