Jeremy Robson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3591942 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeremy Robson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeremy |
| FAMILY NAME | Robson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | De Montfort University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7649-2457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Is he a barrister or not?’
Barristers present formalised legal arguments before courts and tribunals. As a result, considerable focus is placed on their oral skills. However, people are frequently judged by the accent they use. Those with a more standard accent – ‘Received Pronunciation’ (RP) in the UK – can be perceived as more intelligent and eloquent. This creates a barrier to social mobility because accent-based bias can discriminate against those with non-standard acc…
Evaluating earwitness identification procedures
Voice identification parades can be unreliable, as earwitness responses are error-prone. In this paper we tested performance across serial and sequential procedures, and varied pre-parade instructions, with the aim of reducing errors. The participants heard a target voice and later attempted to identify it from a parade. In Experiment 1 they were either warned that the target may or may not be present (standard warning) or encouraged to consider …
Assessing the Specificity and Accuracy of Accent Judgments by Lay Listeners
Historically, there has been less research carried out on earwitness than eyewitness testimony. However, in some cases, earwitness evidence might play an important role in securing a conviction. This paper focuses on accent which is a central characteristic of voices in a forensic linguistic context. The paper focuses on two experiments (Experiment 1, n = 41; Experiment 2, n = 57) carried out with participants from a wide range of various locatio…
The pragmatic functions of 'respect' in lawyers' courtroom discourse
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link
Lend me your ears’
This article reviews the approaches taken by the courts to the admissibility of voice identification evidence in four jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Each jurisdiction addresses the question in a different way and each approach is open to criticism. This paper will argue that a contextualised approach to the problem would allow for improvements which would enhance the quality of the eviden…
The Niqaab and the Myth of Pinocchio’s Nose
This article considers the current state of the law in respect of Muslim women who wish to wear the Niqaab while appearing in court. It reviews the approach of the courts in England and Wales to this issue culminating in the decision of R v D in September 2013 and compares this to the approach of other common law jurisdictions. The article considers whether the popular approach of placing the need to see the ‘demeanour’ of a witness above the rig…
Poetry
A Death-Camp Passion Momento In Good Stead Zinnias Marc Chagall (1887–1985) [With Muse (Dream), Oil on canvas, 1918, Private collection]
Wyclif and the Oxford Schools
The pragmatic functions of 'respect' in lawyers' courtroom discourse
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link
Wyclif and the Oxford Schools
Poetry
A Death-Camp Passion Momento In Good Stead Zinnias Marc Chagall (1887–1985) [With Muse (Dream), Oil on canvas, 1918, Private collection]
The Niqaab and the Myth of Pinocchio’s Nose
This article considers the current state of the law in respect of Muslim women who wish to wear the Niqaab while appearing in court. It reviews the approach of the courts in England and Wales to this issue culminating in the decision of R v D in September 2013 and compares this to the approach of other common law jurisdictions. The article considers whether the popular approach of placing the need to see the ‘demeanour’ of a witness above the rig…
Lend me your ears’
This article reviews the approaches taken by the courts to the admissibility of voice identification evidence in four jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Each jurisdiction addresses the question in a different way and each approach is open to criticism. This paper will argue that a contextualised approach to the problem would allow for improvements which would enhance the quality of the eviden…
The pragmatic functions of 'respect' in lawyers' courtroom discourse
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link
Evaluating earwitness identification procedures
Voice identification parades can be unreliable, as earwitness responses are error-prone. In this paper we tested performance across serial and sequential procedures, and varied pre-parade instructions, with the aim of reducing errors. The participants heard a target voice and later attempted to identify it from a parade. In Experiment 1 they were either warned that the target may or may not be present (standard warning) or encouraged to consider …
Assessing the Specificity and Accuracy of Accent Judgments by Lay Listeners
Historically, there has been less research carried out on earwitness than eyewitness testimony. However, in some cases, earwitness evidence might play an important role in securing a conviction. This paper focuses on accent which is a central characteristic of voices in a forensic linguistic context. The paper focuses on two experiments (Experiment 1, n = 41; Experiment 2, n = 57) carried out with participants from a wide range of various locatio…
‘Is he a barrister or not?’
Barristers present formalised legal arguments before courts and tribunals. As a result, considerable focus is placed on their oral skills. However, people are frequently judged by the accent they use. Those with a more standard accent – ‘Received Pronunciation’ (RP) in the UK – can be perceived as more intelligent and eloquent. This creates a barrier to social mobility because accent-based bias can discriminate against those with non-standard acc…
Law (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Conviction (2 works)