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Police interrogation, language, and the law : the invocation game /

Mason, Marianne,

Police interrogation, language, and the law : the invocation game / Marianne Mason, James Madison University, VA, USA. - 1 online resource (x, 189 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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In the judges' own words : the law and custodial interrogation in the United States -- Police iterrogation in the United States : from the reid technique to the high-value detainee interrogation group report -- The invocation game : the prelude to custodial interrogation -- Invocations for counsel, the rulings, and the courts : a statistical analysis of the corpus -- Police interrogation reform in the United States : paths to consider.

Recent calls for justice reform have put a spotlight on how the police enforce the law in the United States. How a person's constitutional rights may be legally thwarted during police interrogation, however, has not been part of any meaningful discussion on police reform. This novel book examines the intersections of the law and policing discourse through the detailed analysis of a large corpus of United States federal court rulings, starting with Miranda v. Arizona (1966). It covers a wide range of topics, including the history of police interrogation in the United States, the role of federal law in handicapping a person's ability to invoke their right to counsel, and the invocation game of police interrogation that may lead a variety of suspects to change their discursive preferences. It highlights the need for American police interrogation reform, exploring the paths taken by other jurisdictions outside of the United States. This title is part of the Flip it Open programme and may also be available on open access. Check our website, Cambridge Core, for details.

9781009052047 (ebook)


Police--United States.
Police questioning--United States.
Interviewing in law enforcement--United States.
Communication in law enforcement--United States.
Forensic linguistics--United States.
Sociolinguistics--United States.

KF5399 / .M39 2024

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