An examination of the types of leading questions used by investigative interviewers of children

Policing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 210-225

  Hughes Scholes, Carolyn H ^a   Powell, Martine B ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); Evidence; Interviews; Police; Witnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249115503     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510810878695     Document Type: Article

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