Deceptive ambiguity by police and prosecutors

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 la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shuy, Roger W. 1931- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 9382
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Keywords:
Police questioning
Police > Language
Communication in law enforcement
Communication in law
Examination of witnesses
Forensic linguistics
Ambiguity
Discourse Analysis
Strafjustiz > Ermittlung > Informatorische Befragung > Ambiguität > Täuschung > Forensische Linguistik
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257) and index
Physical Description:262 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9780190669898