Mock Jurors' perceptions of child witnesses: The impact of judicial warning

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Nikonova, Olga ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 14544289020     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087241     Document Type: Article

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