Argumentation in police-suspect interactions in Ibadan, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21757090 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Temidayo Akinrinlola (0000-0002-5203-7441, McPherson University, corresponding author), Idayat Modupe Lamidi (0009-0004-5184-0787, KolaDaisi University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 542-553 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-3614 • E-ISSN: 1727-9461 |
| Publisher | National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2989/16073614.2023.2288884 |
| OpenAlex | W4403043967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
In the Nigerian context, studies on police interrogation have acknowledged that investigating police officers (IPOs) wield power during police-suspect interactions (PSIs). We argue that power is not solely wielded by the IPOs during interrogation sessions; the suspect, who is often considered as a lesser participant during interrogation session, adopts argumentation to contest stances with IPOs. This study examines the rationale behind IPOs’ and suspects’ arguments in PSIs with a view to describing the implications of such arguments for power relations in PSIs. The study adopts insights from Frans H. van Eemeren and Rob Grootendorst’s pragma-dialectal theory of argumentation (PTA). The study adopts a qualitative research design. Data for the study come from 12 interrogation sessions on cases of attempted murder, rape, felony and theft, tape-recorded at the Oyo State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Ìyágankú, Ibadan. While IPOs argue by posing a positive self, developing themes around cases, discouraging denials and retaining suspects’ attention, suspects on the other hand argue to affirm positive selves and object justification, counter IPOs’ stances and create extraneous details to distract IPOs. The study posits that argument is a veritable discourse tool for negotiating power in PSIs
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |