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Legal Standards for Establishing Concealment: A Theoretical Framework for Statistical Analysis

Georgia Institute of Technology

Robert Mason

University of Georgia

This article demonstrates a technique linguists can use to objectively determine a speaker’s intent to conceal. The article reviews the theoretical foundation for classifying reference forms in wiretapped data. After classifying data obtained from a criminal trial that involves speakers from a drug cartel, the article presents simple statistics to support the argument that a speaker’s intent to conceal can be objectively determined, provided a larger study is undertaken to set statistical standards as reference points. The article contains an outline on how to conduct this study.

Key Words: reference forms • intent to conceal • private keys • aliases • highly contextualized reference forms • normal distribution

Police Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3, 291-302 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1098611104265441


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