The Forensic Linguistic Databank

The Forensic Linguistic Databank (FoLD) is a permanent, controlled access online repository for forensic linguistic data, including malicious communication data, investigative interview data, and forensic evidence validation data for both speech and text. We broadly understand forensic linguistics as any academic research with a potential to improve the delivery of justice through the analysis of language. FoLD thus comprises a wide range of datasets with relevance to forensic linguistics and language and law, including commercial extortion letters, investigative interviews in police and other contexts, legal documents, forum posts from far-right online groups, and comment threads from political blogs. The intention for the databank is to not only further academic research into forensic linguistics by developing new methods and approaches but also to directly contribute to impact in assisting the delivery of justice. Therefore, research projects using this data will validate methods for forensic analysis, further the effectiveness of interviewing techniques used by British police, and help tackle internet crime and abuse on behalf of law enforcement beneficiaries, such as the National Crime Agency.

法医语言学数据银行（FoLD）是一个永久性、受控访问的在线数据存储库，旨在收集和提供法医语言学数据，包括恶意通信数据、调查访谈数据和针对语音及文本的法医证据验证数据。我们将法医语言学广泛地理解为任何具有通过语言分析改进司法公正潜力的学术研究。因此，FoLD囊括了与法医语言学、语言及法律相关的广泛数据集，例如商业勒索信件、警方及其他情境下的调查访谈、法律文件、极端右翼在线团体的论坛帖子，以及政治博客的评论线程。数据银行的目的不仅在于通过开发新的方法和途径来推进法医语言学的学术研究，而且旨在直接为司法公正的提供助力。因此，利用此数据进行的科研项目将验证法医分析的方法，进一步推动英国警方所采用的访谈技巧的有效性，并协助执法受益者，如国家犯罪局，应对网络犯罪和滥用行为。