The language of sexual misconduct cases
By: Roger W. Shuy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford [UK]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780199926961
Subjects: Sex crimes; Language; Law and legislation; Sex and law; Sexual harassment; Child sexual abuse; Cases; Law; Interpretation and construction
Description: This title analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. Shuy describes eleven court cases for which he served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief overview of sexual misconduct law and prosecution; title: Sexual misconduct in the workplace; title: Fighting off a quid pro quo proposition; title: A patient confuses her doctor; title: The sheriff who didn't know what hit him; title: Even senators get in trouble sometimes; title: Sexual misconduct of an adult with a child; title: One nightmare leads to another; title: Big trouble at a birthday party; title: Remembering sexual misconduct; title: On climbing into the wrong bed; title: Sexual misconduct of an adult with another adult; title: A dinner date that went very wrong; title: Unintended but still wanted sex; title: A prostitution sting operation; title: Prosecution and defense tools; title: Prosecutorial problems in gathering and analyzing evidence; title: Using linguistic tools in sexual misconduct cases.