Eyewitness identification in actual criminal cases: An archival analysis

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 475-491

  Behrman, Bruce W ^a   Davey, Sherrie L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLICE; RECOGNITION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARCHIVES; CALIFORNIA; CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLICE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035489224     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012840831846     Document Type: Article

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