Why children think they should tell the truth in court: Developmental considerations for the assessment of competency

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-116

  Dale Ruck, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0003416084     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.1996.tb00310.x     Document Type: Article

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