The language of bribery cases /

This title describes ten bribery-related court cases for which the author served as an expert language witness. The cases described include the bribery or alleged bribery of United States senators, congressmen, judges, businessmen, and brothel owners, among others. Shuy describes the often-unused li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shuy, Roger W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Bribery > United States > Case studies.
Forensic linguistics > United States.
Misconduct in office > United States > Case studies.
Corporations > Corrupt practices > United States.
Linguistique légale > États-Unis.
Prévarication > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Sociétés > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Bribery
Corporations > Corrupt practices
Forensic linguistics
Misconduct in office
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to the language of bribery
  • Bribery : a brief history and background
  • The linguistic tools for dealing with bribery
  • The crystal-clear bribery events of U.S. Congressmen Ozzie Myers and Richard Kelly
  • The aborted bribery event of U.S. Senator Larry Pressler
  • The camouflaged bribery events of Businessmen Kenneth McDonald and Milton McGregor
  • The bribery event that continued after the target said "no" : the case of U.S. Senator Harrison A. Williams
  • The entrapment bribery event of taxpayer Vaughn Sligh
  • The business transaction event that morphed into a bribery event : the case of Texas State Legislator Billy Clayton
  • The bungled rejection of a bribery event by Nevada Brothel Commissioners John Poli and John McNown
  • The coded bribery event of Federal Judge Alcee Hastings
  • The manipulated bribery event of Businessman Paul Manziel
  • The bribery event that never happened : the case of Businessman Vernon Drabek
  • The role of linguistic analysis in bribery cases
  • The legal context of bribery language and law.

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