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Record 1 2014-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Police
DEF

A script conversation that takes place between a victim and suspect at the suggestion of law enforcement or [the] prosecutor.

OBS

Considered one of the strongest tools in the armoury of a rape investigator. It is widely used in the typical rape case where juries are reluctant to convict, those in which the man and woman know each other and the evidence comes down to his word against hers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Police
DEF

Appel téléphonique visant, sous d'autres motifs, à confirmer l'identité d'une personne ou à vérifier d'autres faits, [souvent fait] par des victimes de sévices à l'incitation de la police [...]

Spanish

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