Investigative Discourse Analysis: Statements, Letters, and Transcripts

Investigative Discourse Analysis: Statements, Letters, and Transcripts

Too often investigators consider written statements, transcripts of interviews and interrogations, and letters as mere pieces of paper to be filed. They are only useful at face value — as simple records, sworn statements, archives. In this book, Rabon demonstrates that these files can be put to work and can mean much more if the investigator uses proven techniques to move beyond the archive.