The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive
overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by …

People deceive for different reasons, from avoiding interpersonal conflicts to preserving,
protecting, and nurturing interpersonal relationships, and to obtaining social status and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the complexity of missing persons cases
and highlight the linguistic differences that arise in this type of crime. Missing persons cases …

Purpose When investigating missing persons cases, witness and suspect statements are
often the only available evidence to investigators. As such, forensic linguistics can be useful …

Research on the detection of lies and deceit has a prominent place in the field of psychology
and law with a substantial research literature published in this field of inquiry during the last …

High stakes can be stressful whether one is telling the truth or lying. However, liars can feel
extra fear from worrying to be discovered than truth-tellers, and according to the “leakage …

Recientemente, la falta de evidencia en apoyo de la aproximación no verbal-emocional en
detección de mentiras ha propiciado el desarrollo de la orientación cognitiva. Ésta sostiene …

Staging an emergency call is a form of detection avoidance that can obscure evidence and
mislead police investigations. For example, having killed a person, a caller may stage an …

Researching Forensic Linguistics is an informative, hands-on guide to conducting research
in forensic linguistics that can underpin legal and justice practices and address social justice …

Despite evidence that variation exists between individuals in high-stakes truth and
deception detection accuracy rates, little work has investigated what differences in …