Understanding of the Current Police Caution (England and Wales) Among Suspects in Police Detention

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-93

  Fenner, Susanne ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a   Clare, Isabel C H ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Police caution; Police detention; Suspects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141468441     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.658     Document Type: Article

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