Age trends in eye-witness suggestibility and compliance

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-202

  Robinson, Julie ^a   Briggs, Pamela ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child witness; Eye witness testimony; Interview procedures; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031487634     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169708410812     Document Type: Article

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