Functional apologies in law

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-381

  Allan, Alfred ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apology; Remorse

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949089998     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710802101589     Document Type: Review

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