Deceptive ambiguity by police and prosecutors /

Ambiguity is commonly considered unintentional while deception is considered intentional. Here, Roger W. Shuy describes fifteen criminal cases in which police, prosecutors, and undercover agents used deceptive ambiguity with criminal suspects and defendants, many times giving evidence of being inten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shuy, Roger W. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:	Oxford studies in language and law.
Subjects:	Police questioning. Police > Language. Communication in law enforcement. Communication in law. Examination of witnesses. Forensic linguistics. Ambiguity. Discourse analysis. Interrogatoire policier. Communication dans l'application des lois. Communication en droit. Linguistique légale. Ambiguïté. LAW > Civil Procedure. LAW > Legal Services. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch. Ambiguity Communication in law Communication in law enforcement Discourse analysis Examination of witnesses Forensic linguistics Police > Language Police questioning Language: reference & general. Language. Electronic books. Case studies Case studies. Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Power, ambiguity, and deception
Police interviewers use deceptive ambiguity
Prosecutors use deceptive ambiguity
Undercover agents use deceptive ambiguity
Cooperating witnesses use deceptive ambiguity
Complainants use deceptive ambiguity
Deceptive ambiguity in the language elements
The effects, frequency, and power of the government's uses of deceptive ambiguity in criminal investigations.