@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/ni.17005.gil, author = "Gilbert, Kristin Enola", title = "Evaluating evaluation: Interactional positioning and embodied narration in police interviews", journal= "Narrative Inquiry", year = "2018", volume = "28", number = "1", pages = "1-29", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.17005.gil", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ni.17005.gil", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "1387-6740", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "gesture", keywords = "interactional positioning", keywords = "embodied conduct", keywords = "criminal justice evaluation", keywords = "community policing", keywords = "focus group interviews", abstract = "Abstract This study examines a participant’s narrative in a focus group interview dealing with the evaluation of criminal justice policy – the impact of community policing training. However, rather than look at the narrative solely in the speech of the interviewee, I analyze the integration of speech and embodied conduct like gesture, gaze, and posture in the production and negotiation of professional identities. I demonstrate the applied merits of a multimodal approach to criminal justice evaluation in the mapping between denotational text and interactional positioning, a mapping that inheres in embodied stance and broader sociocultural context.", }