Solan, Lawrence, 1952-

Speaking of crime the language of criminal justice / [electronic resource] : Lawrence M. Solan and Peter M. Tiersma. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005. - x, 289 p. - The Chicago series in law and society . - Chicago series in law and society. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-280) and indexes.

Language and the criminal law -- Linguistics in the law -- "Consensual" searches -- Interrogation, confession, and the right to counsel -- Understanding Miranda -- Exact words -- Who said that? -- Who wrote that? -- Solicitation, conspiracy, bribery -- Threats -- Perjury -- Where do we go from here?


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Criminal justice, Administration of--Language.--United States
Criminal law--United States.


Electronic books.

KF9223 / .S65 2005

345.73/05/014