Eyewitness Identification: Psychological Research and Legal Policy on Lineups

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 765-791

  Wells, Gary L ^a   Seelau, Eric P ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944439424     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.1.4.765     Document Type: Article

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