Ethics for Police Translators and Interpreters

This book examines the major theoretical foundations of ethics, before zooming in on definitions of professional practice and applied professional ethics, as distinct from private morals, in general and then focusing on professional ethics for translators and interpreters in police and legal settings. The book concludes with a chapter that offers a model for ethical decision making in the profession.

Mr Sedat MulayimSedat Mulayim is the current discipline head of translating and interpreting programs at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He has a Master of Arts (Translation Studies) by Research degree and currently undertaking his PhD research in public service translation and interpreting. He has developed and delivered training programs for interpreters in legal and police settings in Australia and overseas. He has also produced resources for other professionals on how to work with interpreters.He is a certified interpreter in the Turkish language and has over 20 years of experience in interpreting in police interviews and courts. His research interests include police interpreting, global security issues in multilingual settings, public service translation and interpreting and ethics. Sedat currently teaches the post-graduate course ‘Ethics and Professional Issues’ in the Master of Translating and Interpreting Program at RMIT University. He is also the chair (since 2000) of the Turkish Examiner Panel in the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) which is the national certification authority for translators and interpreters in Australia. The panel assesses knowledge and application of ethical principles for translators and interpreters as well as their linguistic skills.Sedat is the principle author of the ‘Police Investigative Interviews and Interpreting – Context, Challenges and Strategies’ by CRC Press in 2014

Ms Miranda LaiMiranda Lai is a currently a lecturer and trainer in interpreting and translating at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. She is undertaking her PhD research into PEACE police interviewing mediated by interpreters. She has developed and delivered training programs for interpreters in Australia and overseas. She is a certified interpreter and translator in the Chinese language and has many years of practice experience. Her research interests include investigative interviewing in multilingual settings and public service translation and interpreting.

Miranda is the primary co-author of the ‘Police Investigative Interviews and Interpreting – Context, Challenges and Strategies’ by CRC Press in 2014 Miranda is a member of the Chinese Examiner Panel in the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) which is the national certification authority for translators and interpreters in Australia. The panel assesses knowledge and application of ethical principles for translators and interpreters as well as their linguistic skills.