The Language of Sexual Misconduct Cases - Hardcover

Shuy, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199926964 ISBN 13: 9780199926961

Publisher: OUP USA, 2012

Synopsis

The Language of Sexual Misconduct Cases analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. Roger W. Shuy describes eleven court cases for which he served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists. The book's attention is on aspects of sexual misconduct that have not previously received the attention they deserve, such as: the language evidence of sexual misconduct in the workplace; cases of adult-to-child sexual misconduct with the family; and adult-adult sexual misconduct cases. Shuy describes the often-used linguistic analytical tools that are available to both the prosecution and the defense, and argues that there is a particular sequence in which these tools should be used.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger W. Shuy is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University and author of The Language of Perjury Cases, The Language of Defamation Cases, Linguistics in the Courtroom, and Creating Language Crimes.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199926964
• ISBN 13: 9780199926961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240