ISBN : 9780199926961
The Language of Sexual Misconduct Cases analyzes the many ways in which language plays a crucial role in sexual misconduct cases. Roger W. Shuy describes eleven court cases for which he served as an expert witness, and explains the issues at stake in each case for both lawyers and linguists. The book's attention is on aspects of sexual misconduct that have not previously received the attention they deserve, such as: the language evidence of sexual misconduct in the workplace; cases of adult-to-child sexual misconduct with the family; and adult-adult sexual misconduct cases. Shuy describes the often-used linguistic analytical tools that are available to both the prosecution and the defense, and argues that there is a particular sequence in which these tools should be used.
1. Introduction
2. A brief overview of sexual misconduct law and prosecution
Section I Sexual misconduct in the workplace
3. Fighting off a quid pro quo proposition
4. A patient confuses her doctor
5. The sheriff who didn't know what hit him
6. Even senators get in trouble sometimes
Section II Sexual misconduct of an adult with a child
7. One nightmare leads to another
8. Big trouble at a birthday party
9. Remembering sexual misconduct
10. On climbing into the wrong bed
Section III Sexual misconduct of an adult with another adult
11. A dinner date that went very wrong
12. Unintended but still wanted sex
13. A prostitution sting operation
Section IV Prosecution and defense tools
14. Prosecutorial problems in gathering and analyzing evidence
15. Using linguistic tools in sexual misconduct cases
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