Speaking of Crime - The Language of Criminal Justice

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence M. Solan is the Don Forcelli Professor of Law and director of the Center for the Study of Law! Language and Cognition at Brooklyn Law School. Peter M. Tiersma is professor at Loyola University Law School. They are the authors! respectively! of "The Language of Judges" and "Legal Language!" both published by the University of Chicago Press. Klappentext Why do so many people voluntarily consent to searches by have the police search their person or vehicle when they know that they are carrying contraband or evidence of illegal activity? Does everyone understand the "Miranda warning? How well can people recognize a voice on tape? Can linguistic experts identify who wrote an anonymous threatening letter? "Speaking of Crime answers these questions and examines the complex role of language within our criminal justice system. Lawrence M. Solan and Peter M. Tiersma compile numerous cases! ranging from the Lindbergh kidnapping to the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton to the JonBenet Ramsey case! that provide real-life examples of how language functions in arrests! investigations! interrogations! confessions! and trials. In a clear and accessible style! Solan and Tiersma show how recent advances in the study of language can aid in understanding how legal problems arise and how they might be solved. With compelling discussions current issues and controversies! this book is a provocative state-of-the-art survey that will be of enormous value to legal scholars and professionals throughout the criminal justice system.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Solan, Lawrence M. Solan, Lawrence M. Tiersma Solan, Lawrence M./ Tiersma Solan, SOLAN LAWRENCE M, Peter M. Tiersma
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2005
• EAN: 9780226767932
• ISBN: 978-0-226-76793-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Chicago Series in Law and Soci; Chicago Series in Law and Society; Chicago Series in Law & Soc.(Prev.LLD-Lang & Legal Discourse)(CHUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik)