The roles of interrogation, perception, and individual differences in producing compliant false confessions

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-186

  Blair, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

False confession; False evidence; Interrogation; Min max statements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947394428     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160600632801     Document Type: Article

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