The current state of police interviews with children in Norway: How discrepant are they from models based on current issues in memory and communication?

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 331-351

  Myklebust, Trond ^a   Alison, Laurence ^b  

^a Box 415 E 311   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children as witnesses; Norwegian police; Police interviewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034556026     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160008409810     Document Type: Review

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