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Ethics for Police Translators and Interpreters

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This webinar is for interpreters and translators working in police settings.

Police interpreting and translating can be regarded as a sub-field of legal interpreting and translating. Although the ethical considerations in the police setting are largely in line with those in the broader field of legal interpreting and translating, careful attention is needed when working in this specialised field.

This 90-minute webinar covered:

  • Understanding police powers as a starting point
  • Police interviews and police language
  • Linguistic challenges
  • Non-linguistic challenges

Learning Goals:

  • Knowledge of:
  • Characteristics of police interviewing and its language; challenges in police interpreting settings
  • Skills to:
  • How to deal with linguistic and non-linguistic challenges in police interpreting settings

Presented/Facilitated by:

  • Dr Miranda Lai

Dr Miranda Lai is senior lecturer in Translating and Interpreting Studies at RMIT University. She has published widely in public service interpreting and its training. Her research interests include police interpreting, public service interpreting, and ethics for translators and interpreters. She is the co-author of Police Investigative Interviews and Interpreting: Context, Challenges, and Strategies and Ethics for Police Translators and Interpreters.

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