Coerced confessions
Subtitle: the discourse of bilingual police interrogations
By: by Susan Berk-Seligson.
Series: Language, power, and social process -- 25
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9783110213485
Subjects: Critical discourse analysis -- Social aspects; Bilingualism -- Social aspects; Police questioning -- Social aspects; Intercultural communication -- Social aspects
Description: "The book presents a discourse analysis of police interrogations involving U.S. Hispanic suspects accused of crimes. The study is unique in that it concentrates on interrogations involving suspects whose first language is not English and police officers who often have a rudimentary knowledge of Spanish. The volume examines the pitfalls of using police officers as interpreters at custodial interrogations."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.