Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27477
Title: Why "Ad Hoc Experts" Should Not Provide Transcripts of Indistinct Forensic Audio, and a Proposal for a Better Approach
Contributor(s): French, Peter (author); Fraser, Helen  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2018
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27477
Abstract: Indistinct covert audio recordings frequently figure in criminal trials together with transcripts prepared by police officers who have been accorded the status of ad hoc experts on the basis of their prolonged and repeated exposure to the recordings. Drawing on research in linguistic and phonetic science, we explain why such transcripts are highly prone to be unreliable, why they may mislead juries into misinterpreting the contents of the conversations and why current court procedures for mitigating this risk are inadequate. We conclude by outlining a proposal drawn up and endorsed by senior expert linguists for establishing a process whereby reliable transcripts of indistinct covert recordings can be provided for juries.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Criminal Law Journal, 42(5), p. 298-302
Publisher: Lawbook Co
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 0314-1160
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 170204 Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)
180110 Criminal Law and Procedure
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 520405 Psycholinguistics (incl. speech production and comprehension)
480503 Criminal procedure
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940403 Criminal Justice
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 230403 Criminal justice
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2018/11/30/criminal-law-journal-update-vol-42-pt-5/
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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