The Language of Police Interviewing: A Critical Analysis

Heydon, G.

Police interviewing is a critical part of the justice process, and more attention is now being paid to training in interview techniques. This new study uses tools drawn from interactional sociolinguistics and conversation analysis for a detailed study of some police questioning of adult suspects, and work undertaken in the training of police in interviewing children - in which quite different approaches seem to be adopted. Critical discourse analytic techniques are used in interpreting the outcome and the implications for training are explored.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-12-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403917263

DOI: 10.1057/9780230502932

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229