Resources

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Articles, papers and presentation slides [pdf format unless indicated otherwise]

“Author Identification, Idiolect and Linguistic Uniqueness” by Malcolm Coulthard

“The Linguist as Expert Witness” by Malcolm Coulthard

“Some Forensic Applications of Descriptive Linguistics” by Malcolm Coulthard

"... and then ... Language description and author attribution" by Malcolm Coulthard

"Rape as Social Activity: an Application of Investigative Linguistics" by Tim Grant and Jessica Woodhams

"Linguistic insights into the investigative interview", Tim Grant's plenary talk delivered to the iIIRG conference at the University of Derby, 26-27 March 2008 [PowerPoint file]


Websites for obtaining forensic texts

: : General

Peter Tiersma's site on language and law

Old Bailey online

Court TV Famous Cases site (Contains trial transcripts and other case documents including those for OJ Simpson, the Unabomber and others)

Famous Trials Home Page - does what it says; an excellent collection of famous trials from throughout history.

: : Specific trials, inquests and inquiries

David Irving vs Penguin Books Ltd & Deborah Lipstadt (January - April 2000); a UK libel trial centring around issues of holocaust denial

Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District; an American trial centred around the issue of Creationism being taught as a science in schools

The Shipman Inquiry Archive. The archive of the inquiry into British Serial Killer Harold Shipman contains his police interviews and also trial transcripts.