Investigative Interviewers' Perceptions of Their Difficulty in Adhering to Open-Ended Questions with Child Witnesses

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-325

  Wright, Rebecca ^a   Powell, Martine B ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child witnesses; interviewing techniques; questioning; training; vulnerable witnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846139831     PISSN: 14613557     EISSN: 14781603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/ijps.2006.8.4.316     Document Type: Article

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