Komter2019
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| BibType | BOOK |
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| Author(s) | Martha L. Komter |
| Title | The Suspect's Statement: Talk and Text in the Criminal Process |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Criminal justice |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| City | Cambridge |
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| ISBN | 9781107059481 |
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Abstract
What suspects tell the police may become a crucial piece of evidence when the case comes to court. But what happens to 'the suspect's statement' when it is written down by the police? Based on a unique set of data from over fifteen years' worth of research, Martha Komter examines the trajectory of the suspect's statement from the police interrogation through to the trial. She shows how the suspect's statement is elicited and written down in the police report, how this police report both represents and differs from the original talk in the interrogation, and how it is quoted and referred to in court. The analyses cover interactions in multiple settings, with documents that link one interaction to the next, providing insights into the interactional and documentary foundations of the criminal process and, more generally, into the construction, character and uses of documents in institutional settings.
Provides insight for academics and legal professionals into the interplay of talk and text in institutional settings Supplies a step-by-step analysis of the construction of the police report in the course of the interrogation Uncovers the unnoticed features and unintended effects of the entextualisation process
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