Law and Emotion with Specific Regard to Police and Forensic Aspects

Gomez-Bedoya, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2349-312X (2023) Law and Emotion with Specific Regard to Police and Forensic Aspects. In: Language and Emotion. Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science [HSK], 46/3 . De Gruyter Mouton, Germany, pp. 1944-1961. ISBN 9783110795417

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to give an overview of how emotions are dealt with in legal settings, with specific emphasis on police interviews. In a context where emotions are constrained by the nature of the interactions, expressing feelings and establishing rapport becomes challenging and language becomes essential in these interactions. The specific circumstances of police settings make the participants experience power asymmetry, which may lead to difficulties in expressing and showing emotion, or conversely, in displaying and expressing too much emotion. It is through verbal and non-verbal communication that emotions are expressed and from which different perceptions may be inferred. The following pages will provide an overview of how communication is at the core of legal settings, how language can enhance or hinder the outcomes of police interviews with suspects, victims or witnesses, and how the language of empathy and rapport becomes essential in the success of legal interactions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Media, Language and Communication Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Language and Communication Studies
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2025 00:36
Last Modified:	17 Jan 2025 00:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98232
DOI:	10.1515/9783110795486-030

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