Interviewing witnesses with learning disabilities for legal purposes

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 93-97

  Milne, Rebecca ^a   Bull, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview; Crime; Learning disability; Questioning; Victims; Witnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242420204     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2001.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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