TLDR (5/5):
As the researchers note, linguistic analysis isn’t just academic — it can expose the cracks where justice itself is lost.
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TLDR (4/5):
Before mandatory audio recordings were introduced in 1995, “verballing” — fabricating or distorting confessions — was a known risk.
#langsky #linguistics #forensiclinguistics #policediscourse #languageasevidence #authorshipanalysis #authorshipattribution
TLDR (3/5):
In other words, the so-called “record of interview” that convicted Jamieson couldn’t realistically have captured even the gist of a real conversation.
#langsky #linguistics #forensiclinguistics #policediscourse #languageasevidence #authorshipanalysis #authorshipattribution
