Communication in investigative and legal contexts : integrated approaches from forensic psychology, linguistics and law enforcement

404 Pages·2015·1.97 MB·English

by  Gavin Oxburgh

Communication in Investigative
and Legal Contexts
Wiley Series in
The Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
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Graham M. Davies1 and Ray Bull2
1 University of Leicester, UK
2 University of Derby, UK
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Communication in
Investigative and Legal
Contexts
Integrated Approaches from Forensic
Psychology, Linguistics and Law
Enforcement
Edited by
Gavin Oxburgh, Trond Myklebust,
Tim Grant and Rebecca Milne
This edition first published 2016
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Communication in investigative and legal contexts : integrated approaches from
forensic psychology, linguistics and law enforcement / edited by Gavin Oxburgh,
Trond Myklebust, Tim Grant & Rebecca Milne.
pages cm. – (Wiley series in the psychology of crime, policing and law)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-118-76923-2 (cloth) – ISBN 978-1-118-76922-5 (pbk.) 1. Police
questioning. 2. Interviewing in law enforcement. 3. Communication in law
enforcement. 4. Examination of witnesses. 5. Forensic psychology.
I. Oxburgh, Gavin.
HV8073.3.C66 2015
363.25′4–dc23
2015019936
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Contents
Notes on Editors ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Series Preface xxiii
1 Communication in Investigative and Legal Settings:
Introduction and Contexts 1
Gavin Oxburgh, Trond Myklebust, Tim Grant
and Rebecca Milne
SECTION I: Communication, Language and Memory 15
2 Exploring Types and Functions of Questions
in Police Interviews 17
Tim Grant, Jennifer Taylor, Gavin Oxburgh
and Trond Myklebust
3 Recall, Verbatim Memory and Remembered Narratives 39
James Ost, Alan Scoboria, Tim Grant and Gary Pankhurst
SECTION II: C ommunicating with Victims and Witnesses 55
4 Interviewing Child Witnesses 57
David La Rooy, Georgina Heydon, Julia Korkman
and Trond Myklebust
vi Contents
5 Interviewing Adult Witnesses and Victims 79
Coral J. Dando, R. Edward Geiselman, Nicci MacLeod
and Andy Griffiths
6 The Role of Initial Witness Accounts within
the Investigative Process 107
Fiona Gabbert, Lorraine Hope, Elisabeth Carter, Roel Boon
and Ronald Fisher
SECTION III: Communicating with Suspects 133
7 Interviewing Suspected Offenders 135
Gavin Oxburgh, Ivar Fahsing, Kate Haworth and J. Pete Blair
8 A (Nearly) 360° Perspective of the Interrogation Process:
Communicating with High‐Value Targets 159
Fadia M. Narchet, Melissa B. Russano, Steven M. Kleinman
and Christian A. Meissner
SECTION IV: C ommunicating in the Courtroom 179
9 Courtroom Questioning and Discourse 181
Emily Henderson, Christopher Heffer and Mark Kebbell
10 Expert Witness Communication 209
Lorna Fadden and Lawrence M. Solan
SECTION V: S pecific Communicative Tasks 229
11 Hostage and Crisis Negotiation, Perspectives on an
Interactive Process 231
Ole Andre Braten, Michel St‐Yves, Terry D. Royce
and Marty Laforest
12 Verbal Lie Detection 259
Aldert Vrij, Paul Taylor and Isabel Picornell
13 Vulnerable Individuals, Intermediaries and Justice 287
Brendan M. O’Mahony, Ruth Marchant and Lorna Fadden
14 The Interpreter‐Mediated Police Interview 315
Yvonne Fowler, Martin Vaughan and Jacqueline Wheatcroft
Contents vii
SECTION VI: Conclusions and Future 335
15 Improving Communicative Practice: Beyond the Cognitive
Interview for Adult Eyewitnesses 337
Nina J. Westera and Martine Powell
16 Communication in Forensic Contexts: Future Directions
and Conclusions 359
Trond Myklebust, Gavin Oxburgh, Tim Grant and Rebecca Milne
Index 367