Submit an abstract for Forensic Conversations 2025

Forensic Conversations in Criminal Justice Settings: One-day Symposium + half-day extension for data sessions

17^th September 2025 [symposium] 9.00 – 17.30 

18^th September 2025 [in person data sessions] 9.00 – 13.00

Loughborough University 

Following last year’s success, join us again for our second friendly and informal day of networking, discussions, data sessions and presentations with researchers using EMCA methods (ethnomethodoloy and conversation analysis) to explore conversations in policing and criminal justice contexts. This could include (but is not limited to) 999/101 police calls, patrol footage, victim/suspect interviews, trial interactions, parole meetings. 

Call for Abstracts now open 

We welcome abstract submissions for both oral presentations and data sessions. Please submit your abstracts by Friday 30^th May.

Oral Presentations: We invite researchers to submit abstracts for talks to share recent findings or ongoing investigations arising from the research around forensic communications. Please indicate in your abstract if you intend to present online or in person.

Data Sessions:  We welcome submissions to host small group data sessions working with audio or video recordings and accompanying Jefferson transcripts of communication in criminal justice settings. Data can include any language, but please provide an English translation in your transcript.   Data sessions will be in person only on 18th of September.

We look forward to seeing you in September. 

Organisers 

Laura Jenkins (Loughborough University) 

Alexandra Kent (Keele University) 

Emma Richardson (Loughborough University) 

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