Muhammad Gamal - Humanities

664depth (Gray: 2010) challenging linguistic evidence presented by theprosecution.Basically in live operations, the interpreter becomes part of the police, and isengaged to get a certain task done. When it goes successfully and smoothlythere is little concern and it is seen as an ordinary community interpreting task.It is however, when it does not go successfully and smoothly thatcomplications appear and questions are raised. One such complication iswhen resistance or violence occurs and the interpreter becomes involveddirectly or indirectly. Quite often, the interpreter is blamed for the decoding ofthe conversation and in unfavorable circumstances may be abused bysuspects. Likewise, in a house raid with older persons, females, youngchildren, and several other people present, communication may easily breakdown and violence occurs. Very little information is known on the position ofthe interpreter.Quite often, the question that springs to student’s minds is: what if theinterpreter is hurt? Still, there is no solid information. The more vexing questionhowever is: to what physical extent can the interpreter help the police? Forexample: is it still within the interpreter’s brief to carry the police’s recordingdevice to be used in the interview? Can the interpreter touch and handleexhibits seized at the house? In sifting through Arabic language material (as interrorism cases) can the interpreter touch, pile up and carry the seizedmaterial? What does the law say about the interpreter assisting the police byshifting the police vehicle outside the house where the search warrant is beingexecuted? Police protocol, the interpreting literature and forensic linguistic