Police interviewing techniques at two South London Police Stations

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-74

  Pearse, John ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^b  

^a New Scotland Yard   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confessions; Police interviewing techniques; Suspects' reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744433644     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683169608409795     Document Type: Article

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