The impact of television on the presentation and reception of children's testimony

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 241-256

  Davies, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COURT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; REVIEW; STRESS; TECHNIQUE; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING; WITNESS;

EID: 0032797509     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(99)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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