Coerced confessions

By Susan Berk-Seligson

Subjects: Discourse analysis, Police questioning, Bilingualism, Intercultural communication, Social aspects, Critical discourse analysis

Description: "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 often have a rudimentary knowledge of Spanish. The volume examines the pitfalls of using police officers as interpreters at custodial interrogations."--Jacket.