Expert witness credibility as a function of eye contact behavior and gender

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1515-1526

  Neal, Tess M S ^a   Brodsky, Stanley L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Expert witness; Eye contact; Gender; Jury research

Indexed keywords

EID: 55749090985     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808325405     Document Type: Article

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