Police officers' perceptions of eyewitness performance in forensic investigations

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-330

  Kebbell, Mark R ^a   Milne, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 0032093282     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549809600384     Document Type: Article

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