Indicators of veracity and deception: An analysis of written statements made to police

International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Adams, Susan H ^a   Jarvis, John P ^a  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Statement analysis; Statement validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947313285     PISSN: 17488885     EISSN: 17488893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sll.2006.13.1.1     Document Type: Article

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