Wordcrime : solving crime through forensic linguistics / John Olsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsson, John, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic linguistics--Case studies.

Forensic linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2012.

Summary:

Tell kids not to worry. sorting my life out. be in touch to get some things. Instead of being a simple sms message, this text turned out to be crucial and chilling evidence in convicting the deceptive killer of a mother of two. Sent from her phone, after her death, tell tale signs announce themselves to a forensic linguist. Rarely is a crime committed without there being some evidence in the form of language.  Wordcrime features a series of chapters where gripping cases are described - involving murder, sexual assault, hate mail, suspicious death, code deciphering, arson and even genocide. Olsson describes the evidence he gave in each one. In approachable and clear prose, he details how forensic linguistics helps the law beat the criminals.  This is fascinating reading for anyone interested in true crime, in modern, cutting-edge criminology and also where the study of language meets the law.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Part 1

1 THE BARREL KILLER

2 THE BICYCLE MURDER

3 HEROIN SMUGGLING INTO A PRISON

4 IS THE DA VINCI CODE PLAGIARISM?

5 THE DIARY THAT TOLD ALL

6 THE MAN WITH THE BASEBALL BAT

7 REPUTABLE BARRISTER OR MANIPULATIVE SVENGALI?

Part 2

8 MURDER OR SUICIDE?

9 WHAT HAPPENED TO JENNY?

10 A CASE OF MEDICAL DISINFORMATION

11 STRATEGIES FOR CODE: A PRISONER'S DILEMMA

12 A GENOCIDE IN RWANDA

13 DEATH THREATS IN THE TROPICS

14 FITTED UP BY A 'PROFESSIONAL': FALSELY ACCUSED

15 ON DEATH ROW

Part 3

16 BETRAYED BY A FULL STOP

17 A BLAND PAEDOPHILE

18PROSECUTOR MEMO LEADS TOABUSE OF PROCESS RULING

18 PROSECUTOR MEMO LEADS TO ABUSE OF PROCESS RULING

19 LETTERS FROM ANONYMOUS

20 RETURN TO SENDER

21 WAS IT ERNIE OR RONNIE?

22 THE WITNESS STATED . . . BUT DID HE?

23 PEOPLE TRAFFICKING AND THE LANGUAGE OF TRAUMA

GLOSSARY

INDEX.

Notes:

First published in 2009

Includes bibliographical references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4725-3880-3

0-8264-3443-6

OCLC:

1027164354