The ultimate opinion rule and psychologists: A comparison of the expectations and experiences of South African lawyers

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-320

  Allan, Alfred ^a   Louw, Dap A ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LAW; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHOLOGIST; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030770965     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199722/06)15:3<307::AID-BSL274>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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