Interpreting for the police: Issues in pre-trial phases of the judicial process

Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 212-237

  Berk Seligson, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Court interpreting; Interrogation; Miranda warnings; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249101070     PISSN: 13501771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.2000.7.2.212     Document Type: Article

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