Communication in investigative and legal contexts : integrated approaches from forensic psychology, linguistics and law enforcement /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom :
John Wiley & Sons,
2015.
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| Series: | Wiley series in the psychology of crime, policing and law
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Title page; Table of Contents; Notes on Editors; Notes on Contributors; Series Preface; 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; 2 Exploring Types and Functions of Questions in Police Interviews; Introduction; Conclusion; References; 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; References; Section II: Communicating with Victims and Witnesses; 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
- 5 Interviewing Adult Witnesses and VictimsIntroduction; The Cognitive Interview; Building rapport; Asking questions; Memory retrieval; Interviewer communication style; Current training efforts; Future directions for research; References; 6 The Role of Initial Witness Accounts within the Investigative Process; Introduction; What are initial accounts and who elicits them?; What should be considered when eliciting an initial account?; How do the goals of initial accounts differ from the goals of subsequent interviews?
- Does the format of the initial account matter?Does the quality of the initial account affect the quality of subsequent accounts?; Does providing an initial account inoculate against the effects of misleading questions?; Do inconsistencies between the initial and subsequent account(s) mean that the witness is unreliable?; Summary and conclusions; References; Section III: Communicating with Suspects; 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; References; 8 A (Nearly) 360° Perspective of the Interrogation Process: Communicating with High-Value Targets; Introduction; Interrogator Perspective; Supporting Communication through Interpreters; Supporting information elicitation through analysis; A (nearly) 360° perspective; Towards a learning organization; Acknowledgement; References; Section IV: Communicating in the Courtroom; 9 Courtroom Questioning and Discourse