An examination of the questioning styles of police officers and caregivers when interviewing children with intellectual disabilities

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-53

  Agnew, Sarah E ^a   Powell, Martine B ^a   Snow, Pamela C ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 32544436897     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532505X68494     Document Type: Article

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