Here you will find a selection of presentations presented at the iIIRG Annual Conference 2019, at the Norwegian Police University College Conference Centre in Stavern, Norway. Please note that iIIRG accepts no responsibility for the content of the presentations – the presentations were written by individuals (or groups) and reflect their own individual viewpoints and arguments and are not the express views of the iIIRG.
Forensic Linguists at the University of East Anglia have created a useful resource for interpreter-assisted interviews. This resource, under the TACIT (Translation and Communication in Training), is available from this link: http://websvr1.cmp.uea.ac.uk/tacit/
Please see below for an official announcement of a recruitment drive at the new Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics. Of most relevance to iIIRG members is that there will be a new Centre dedicated to research on Spoken Interaction in Legal Contexts (SILC), which will be headed by Kate Haworth and investigative interviewing will form a large part of the research focus. They are looking to appoint two post-doc Research Associates specifically to this Centre. Please feel free to contact Kate to discuss further if you’re interested in applying on k.haworth@aston.ac.uk.
We’re very pleased to announce that The Centre for Forensic Linguistics at Aston University has been successful in winning a really substantial research grant to create a much larger Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, as announced by the UK Universities Minister, Chris Skidmore, yesterday. (For details of the full announcement see here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/farming-robots-and-eco-buildings-the-future-as-research-kick-starts-new-innovations or see Aston’s press release here: https://www2.aston.ac.uk/news/?6-million-to-establish-world-leading-forensic-linguistics-institute-at-aston-university-in-birmingham )
Over the next few months we will be advertising a total of 13 new posts, and applications are now open for a Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics and up to 8 Postdoctoral Research Associates in Forensic Linguistics. The adverts can be found here on the Aston website https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=530 as well as being up on LinguistList and jobs.ac.uk, and the closing date is Friday 5th July.
The Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics post is a permanent position and we are looking for an individual who is research active and able to teach principally, but not exclusively, across topics in forensic linguistics in the English department at Aston. The grading of this post would suit either a new academic or a more established lecturer. Details are available here https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R190210
The 8 x postdoctoral Research Associate in Forensic Linguistics posts are all three-year appointments contributing to the following projects:
Alongside specified research tasks, the researchers will be given significant time and mentorship to develop their own research projects. They’ll have to provide outline details of their project as part of the application process (see the link below for more detail). In addition, researchers will be expected to collaborate with other members of the new Institute in researching and preparing bids for further sources of research funding.
We’d encourage applications from individuals with skills in linguistics generally – you don’t have to identify as a forensic linguist to apply, but you will need to be interested in applying your language analysis skills to a breadth of forensic texts and contexts. We are looking to recruit a research team with a balance of skills and approaches including demonstrable skill in and knowledge of one or more of:
We welcome applications also from researchers working in languages other than English.
More details of the research positions https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R190208
If you are interested in being part of this exciting project please do contact one of us and please do forward this email to anyone that you feel might want to come and work with us.
CALL FOR PAPERS
SPECIAL EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Psychology and Policing:
This special issue will examine the role psychology has had in policing. The collection of articles will each examine the application of theory and research to real life practice. How well do theory and practice seek to achieve the same goals?
The special issue will be published in December 2020 and the deadline to submit papers is 1 August 2020. Proposals comprising a title and 150 word outline should be sent to Professor Becky Milne (becky.milne@port.ac.uk) by 1 August 2019.
Please see attached details for “Exploring the perspectives of children and young people: Understanding positive and adverse experiences through the medium of In My Shoes & Apps”, a one-day conference taking place in London on 26th June 2019. The conference is relevant to anyone interested in assessment and interviewing of children using new technology. For additional details, please see:
Invitation to take part in an online study – call for practitioner research participants
Title of Study: How would you evaluate a witness statement?
Duration: self-paced but no longer than 15 minutes
Researcher: Dr Feni Kontogianni, Prof. Lorraine Hope, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth
Objective of the study
We are seeking fluent or native English practitioners for a study investigating factors that affect the way people perceive and evaluate witness statements.
Seeking your support
Your participation will enable us to examine ways in which we can develop strategies to help decision-making when evaluating interviewees’ reports in police investigations and asylum-seeking applications. You can complete the experiment online anonymously, where you will be asked to read an interview transcript and then answer a short series of questions.
If you are interested to participate, please follow the link below or scan the QR code:
https://portsmouthpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmTKqG2xmn0S40B
If you have any questions about the study please contact: feni.kontogianni@port.ac.uk
The iIIRG Annual Report 2016-2018 is now available in the members area of the website.
The iIIRG Executive Committee are seeking nominations for a new Director and Co-director to develop the iIIRG further as a unique network of professional interviewers dedicated to ethical interviewing worldwide.
Applications from an already paired Director/Co-director partnership would be advantageous, however, individual applications are also welcome.
Nominees must be members of the iIIRG.
Full details of the vacancies together with the full application process can be found here in the Members Area of the iIIRG website
If you have any questions relating to the roles or you would like to know more, please do not hesitate to contact Gavin (g.oxburgh@iiirg.org) and/or Trond (trond.myklebust@iiirg.org) direct who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
The closing date for interested parties to submit their nominations is this coming Friday 18th January 2019 and it is expected that the successful candidate/s will take up positions as Director Elect and Co-director Elect by March 2019, taking over full responsibilities during the iIIRG Annual Conference and Masterclass in Stavern, Norway at the end of June 2019 where a formal handover will take place.
