Keeping the PEACE? A study of investigative interviewing practices in the public sector

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-57

  Walsh, David W ^a,c   Milne, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; FORGERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 39749192533     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532506X157179     Document Type: Article

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