The fall and rise of evidence in criminal justice

Public Money and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-54

  Nutley, Sandra M ^a   Davies, Huw T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033475902     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00152     Document Type: Article

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