Forensic Linguistics
Hofstra University, NY
One-Week Intensive Course
Monday, June 16 - Friday, June 20, 2008
Learn Cutting-Edge Research Techniques from Top Experts!
In this intensive one-week course—a case-based approach to solving legal and law enforcement problems through linguistic analysis—two top experts in the field, ROBERT LEONARD & JAMES FITZGERALD, will inform, educate and intrigue you.
Forensic Linguistics augments legal analysis by applying rigorous,
scientifically accepted linguistics principles to legal evidence in order to
respond to domestic and foreign terror campaigns, threats to
government, officials, workplace, schools, and private individuals,
and extortion, ransom notes, criminal intelligence disinformation, and
intercepted communications.
Case studies used in class are largely those worked by Fitzgerald and/or Leonard, including the JonBenet Ramsey case, UNABOMBER case, NFL Terrorism Threat case, Philadelphia Bombing case, Anthrax case, Daniel Pearl case, Barbie Doll case, DC Sniper case, UK School Bus Bombing Threat/Extortion case, and the Hummert Murder case (subject of TV’s Forensic Files: A Tight Leash).
Offered for either graduate credit or a professional advancement certificate. Earn 3 graduate credits in just 5 intensive days!
SAMPLE APPLICATIONS OF LINGUISTICS
Demographic Linguistic Profiles...dialectology, sociolinguistics and linguistic variation analyses indicate a writer’s regional and local geographic origin, education level, occupational training, gender, native language and other features discernable from the structure, phrasing, vocabulary, fluency, syntax, and phonological representation of the critical communication.
Authorship Analysis...who is the possible author? Investigation and litigation support of identification conclusions and identification of anonymous authors.
Threat Level Analysis...state-of-the-art techniques, based on thousands of FBI cases, assess the probability of harm. When a threat is made, how should it be responded to? How likely is the threat to be carried out? How can the author be found? What are the overlaps between Threat Assessment and Forensic Linguistics?
To register or for more information, visit ccepa.hofstra.edu,
call (516) 463-7800 or e-mail
ccepa@hofstra.edu
