The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception

by Roger W. Shuy

• ISBN13: 9780761913467
• ISBN10: 0761913467
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-24
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Using a linguistic point of view, The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception is a practical explanation of how confessions work, written by the "father of forensic linguistics", Roger W. Shuy. Using his 1993 benchmark work, Language Crimes as his model, Shuy examines criminal confessions, the interrogations that elicit them, and the deceptive language that plays a role in the confession event. He presents transcripts from numerous interrogations and analyzes how language is used, how constitutional rights are not protected, consistency and truthfulness, suggestibility, written confessions, as well as unvalidated confessions. He concludes the volume with explicit advice on how to conduct interrogations that will yield credible evidence. A landmark volume with cross-disciplinary applications, The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception is useful for professionals and academics in linguistics, forensic linguistics, criminal justice, communication, and interpersonal violence.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Introduction	p. vii
Confession Event	p. 1
Language of the Police Interrogation	p. 12
Interrogating Versus Interviewing	p. 12
Case Study of the Interrogations of Steve Allen	p. 17
Was Chris Jerue Lying?	p. 33
Did Donald Goltz Believe What He Confessed?	p. 40
Some Problems With Police Interrogation	p. 46
Language and Constitutional Rights	p. 51
Miranda Rights in the DWI Arrest	p. 52
Were the Rights of Jesse Moffett Abused?	p. 58
Were the Rights of Charles Lorraine Violated?	p. 68
Language of Truthfulness and Deception	p. 74
Was Robert Alben Lying?	p. 79
Was Jessie Moffett Lying?	p. 87
Language of Written Confessions	p. 94
Michael Carter's Written Statement	p. 95
The Written Statement as a Clue to Deception	p. 104
Language of the Implicational Confession	p. 107
Surrogate Confession of DeWayne Hill	p. 107
Language of the Interrogator as Therapist	p. 122
Persuasion of Beverly Monroe	p. 123
Inferred Confession	p. 140
Case Study of Shiv Panini	p. 140
Unvalidated Confession	p. 153
Why Did Kevin Rogers Confess?	p. 154
An Effective Interrogation and a Valid Confession	p. 174
Case Study of Pamela Gardner	p. 174
Some Basic Principles of Interrogation, Confession, and Deceptive Language	p. 186
Be Conversational	p. 188
Ask Clear and Explicit Questions	p. 190
Do Not Mix Interview Types	p. 191
Look for Inconsistencies Before Trying to Determine Deception	p. 192
Tape-Record All Contacts	p. 192
References	p. 195
Index	p. 199
About the Author	p. 205
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