Fundamentals of Court Interpretation: Theory, Policy and Practice Book

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	3
1	Dilemmas in Due Process	5
2	Definitions, Scope, and Limitations	25
Unit 1	Historical Antecedents	35
3	Movement Toward Equal Access	37
4	Bridging the Language Gap: Access to Due Process	43
5	The Court Interpreters Act	57
6	Court Interpretation at the State and Local Court Level	71
7	Court Interpretation Outside the United States	81
Unit 2	Legal Overview	93
8	Overview of the United States Government	95
9	Overview of the United States Criminal Justice System	99
10	Criminal Procedure	111
11	Principles of Comparative Law	143
Unit 3	Utilization of Interpreter Services	153
12	The Role of the Court Interpreter in the United States Legal System	155
13	The Use of Interpreters at Specific Stages of the Criminal Legal Process	163
14	Principles of the Proper Utilization of Interpreters in the Courtroom	175
Unit 4	Management of Court Interpreter Services	181
15	Recruitment and Assessment of Interpreters	183
16	Orientation Training, and Monitoring of Interpreters	201
17	Administrative Issues	209
Unit 5	Language and the Interpreter	225
18	The Nature of Language	227
19	Aspects of Meaning	237
20	Characteristics of Legal Language	253
21	Variation and Complexity of Legal Language	263
22	Questioning Styles, Witness Testimony, and the Court Interpreter	273
23	Categories of Interpreter Error: The University of Arizona Study	281
Unit 6	Interpretation Theory and Practice	293
24	Translation and Interpretation	295
25	Theoretical Models of Interpretation	315
26	Simultaneous Interpretation	359
27	Consecutive Interpretation	379
28	Sight Translation	401
Unit 7	Practical Considerations and Tasks	413
29	Introduction to the Courtroom and Legal Actors	415
30	Pragmatics of Judicial Proceedings and the Interpreter	429
31	Tape Transcription and Document Translation	439
32	Using Language Resources and References	451
33	Technical Aids	465
Unit 8	Professional Issues	471
34	Ethical Principles and Standards	473
35	Professional Conduct	515
36	Federal Certification	523
37	State Certification	539
Unit 9	Conclusions	555
38	A Look to the Future	557
	Appendix A. The Court Interpreters Act of 1978	571
	Appendix B. Interim Regulations for Federal Court Interpreters	579
	Appendix C. Code of Professional Responsibility of the Official Interpreters of the United States Courts	585
	Appendix D. The Court Interpreter Amendments Act of 1988	587
	Appendix E. Directory of Professional Organizations and Certifying Bodies	591
	Appendix F. California State Court Judicial Rules for Court Interpreters	595
	Bibliography	599
	Index of Legal Citations	627
	Index of Names	629
	Index of Subjects	635
	About the Authors	643