Coerced Confessions

by Susan Berk-Seligson

The book presents a discourse analysis of police interrogations involving U.S. Hispanic suspects accused of crimes. The study is unique in that it concentrates on interrogations involving suspects whose first language is not English and police officers who have a rudimentary knowledge of Spanish. It examines the pitfalls of using police officers as interpreters at custodial interrogations.
Using an interactional sociolinguistic discourse analytical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110213486
• ISBN13: 9783110213485
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary