Why do the police interview eyewitnesses? Interview objectives and the evaluation of eyewitness performance

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 595-601

  Kebbell, Mark R ^a   Wagstaff, Graham F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038933180     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223989709603841     Document Type: Article

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