RT Journal Article
T1 On the quality of outsourced interpreting services in criminal courts in Spain
A1 Vigier-Moreno, Francisco Javier
K1 Criminal courts
K1 Outsourcing
K1 Interpreting
K1 Quality
AB Globalisation, cross-border human mobility and international migration flows have prompted cross-linguistic and cross-cultural services (e.g. translation and interpreting) in all spheres of current societies, including a sector as sensitive as justice. In Spain, as in many other countries, in the last two decades, despite fierce criticism from practitioners and academics, there has been a trend for the authorities to meet these needs by outsourcing these services to private companies rather than hiring qualified professionals individually, on the grounds that this system allows for cheaper and more efficient services. This article presents the most relevant results of a research project based on the analysis of a corpus of authentic interpreter-mediated criminal proceedings, the first project of this kind in Spain. After briefly explaining how the project was carried out and how the corpus was transcribed, annotated and analysed, special attention is paid to the findings in relation to the interpreters’ performance in terms of fidelity and accuracy, and some illustrative examples are provided. The aim is to address the quality of outsourced interpreting services in Spanish criminal courts as well as to indicate areas for improvement.
PB John Benjamins Publishing Company
SN 1569-9668
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24960
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/24960
LA en
NO Babel, 66 (2), p. 208-225
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 8, 2026