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The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception
- Roger W. Shuy - Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
February 1998 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Taking a linguistic perspective, this book is a practical explanation of how confessions work. Roger Shuy, author of the 1993 benchmark work, Language Crimes, examines criminal confessions, the interrogations that elicit confessions, and the deceptive language that plays a role in the actual confession. He presents transcripts from numerous interrogations and analyzes how language is used, how constitutional rights are protected (or not), and discusses consistency, truthfulness, suggestibility, written confessions and unvalidated confessions. He also provides specific advice about how to conduct interrogations that will yield credible evidence.
"An extremely valuable resource by one of the experts in this field."
Federal Public Defender, Washigton D.C.
This book is highly recommended. A clear and concise introduction to a very complex area of Forensic Psychology. The book introduces concepts clearly and comprehensively.
Very good book.
Department of Psychology, Lincoln University
December 9, 2015
A well written practical explanation of how confessions work.
Public Services, Peterborough Regional College
October 25, 2011
