Will you stand up in court? On the admissibility of psychiatric and psychological evidence

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-78

  Roberts, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admissibility; Duress; Expert evidence; Psychiatric; Psychological

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0029892977     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189608409917     Document Type: Article

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