VanCharldorp-2011

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VanCharldorp-2011
BibType ARTICLE
Key VanCharldorp-2011
Author(s) Tessa C. van Charldorp
Title The coordination of talk and typing in police interrogations
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Tag(s) EMCA, Police-Suspect Interview, Police Records
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Year 2011
Language English
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Journal Crossroads for Language, Interaction and Culture
Volume 8
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Pages 61–92
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Abstract

In this article, I examine the conduct and coordination of two activities that are relevant in the Dutch police interrogation: talking and typing. By taking a closer look at these activities, I can see how the police record is mutually constructed by officers and suspects and begin to understand what kind of orientation is required for these dual activities. Additionally, I explore how participants orient to and coordinate talking and typing during interrogations and explicate what this tells us about the ways institutional tasks are carried out in this specific environment. I have found that police officers not only structure talk during interrogations, but that their typing activities function as institutional, controlling actions when talk is transformed to text during the interrogations.

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