An investigation of description quality from real-life interviews

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 145-166

  Newlands, P J ^a   George, R C ^b   Towell, N A ^c   Kemp, R I ^c   Clifford, B R ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b City of London Police   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview; Eyewitness memory; Field study; Information quality; Person description

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033275556     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169908414998     Document Type: Article

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