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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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: Communicating with Victims and Witnesses 55 4 Interviewing Child Witnesses 57 David La Rooy, Georgina Heydon, Julia Korkman and Trond Myklebust 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: Communicating 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: Specific 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 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

This title provides in-depth coverage of the complex area of communication in forensic situations. Drawing on expertise from forensic psychology, linguistics and law enforcement worldwide, the text bridges the gap between these fields in a definitive guide to best practice.