Judging the credibility of criminal suspect statements: Does mode of presentation matter?

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 181-198

  Davis, Martha ^a   Markus, Keith A ^a   Walters, Stan B ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b Stan B Walters Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal confessions; Deception detection; Nonverbal cues; Presentation modality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749180276     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-006-0016-0     Document Type: Article

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