Police interviewing and psychological vulnerabilities: Predicting the likelihood of a confession

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-21

  Pearse, J ^a   Gudjonsson, G H ^b,c   Clare, I C H ^d   Rutter, S ^b  

^a New Scotland Yard   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychology   (United Kingdom)

^c BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confession; Denial; Drug use; Psychological vulnerabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032358530     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1298(199801/02)8:1<1::aid-casp435>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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