Believability of Expert and Lay Witnesses: Implications for Trial Consultation

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 384-388

  Boccaccini, Marcus T ^a   Brodsky, Stanley L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0036336119     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.33.4.384     Document Type: Review

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