What is the aim of the Forensic Transcription Service?
1. To educate lawyers, courts and law enforcement agencies on the importance of accurate, accredited transcription. 2. To offer a transcription service for forensic texts of all types, or to refer clients to accredited scribes and/or professional, experienced linguists. 3. To offer educational courses on how to transcribe and to accredit successful students; to provide further monitoring for accredited scribes on a regular basis to ensure that skill levels are maintained. 4. To accredit and monitor those who undertake forensic transcription. 5. To raise public awareness on the importance of accurate, accredited forensic transcription.
