Mock-suspects' decisions to confess: The accuracy of eyewitness evidence is critical

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-486

  Kebbell, Mark R ^a   Hurren, Emily J ^a   Roberts, Shannon ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEFT; WITNESS;

EID: 33646558239     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1197     Document Type: Article

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