The suspect's statement talk and text in the criminal process
What suspects tell the police may become a crucial piece of evidence when the case comes to court. But what happens to 'the suspect's statement' when it is written down by the police? Based on a unique set of data from over fifteen years' worth of research, Martha Komter examines...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| Series: | Studies in interactional sociolinguistics
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The police interrogation : the talk, the typing and the text
- The police report : the document, the text, and the talk
- The trial : documents in action
- The career of a suspect's statement
- Conclusion and discussion