Recent academic studies into human deceptive behaviour have concluded that words are more reliable indicators of deception than non-verbal behaviour. In addition, the most reliable and informative markers of deception are found in the way people say things (linguistic style), as opposed to what they say (statement content). Since its foundation in 2001, QED has subscribed to the identification of deception in written statements based on the analysis of linguistic style, a view which academic findings increasingly support. Principles of Forensic
Statement Analysis |
It is Not What We Say but
How We Say It
Analysis of statements has played an important part in criminal investigations. However, new insights have shown that deceivers can now be identified by how they say things and not just by what they say. This fascinating article by Isabel Picornell, CFE is reprinted with permission
from the May/June 2003 issue of The White Paper, a publication of
the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners in Austin, Texas © 2003. |
