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Other authors / contributors: | Tiersma, Peter Meijes.
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ISBN: | 9780226767871 0226767876 0226767922 9780226767925 9780226767925 0226767922 9780226767932 0226767930 9786612738500 6612738502
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-280) and indexes. English. Print version record.
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Summary: | Why do so many people voluntarily consent to searches by have the police search their person or vehicle when they know that they are carrying contraband or evidence of illegal activity? Does everyone understand the Miranda warning? How well can people recognize a voice on tape? Can linguistic experts identify who wrote an anonymous threatening letter?Speaking of Crime answers these questions and examines the complex role of language within our criminal justice system. Lawrence M. Solan and Peter M. Tiersma compile numerous cases, ranging from the Lindbergh kidnapping to the impeachment trial o.
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Other form: | Print version: Solan, Lawrence, 1952- Speaking of crime. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005 9780226767925
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Standard no.: | 9780226767925
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