Eyewitness identification and the English courts: A century of trial and error

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 435-449

  Davies, Graham ^a   Griffiths, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCTV; Identification evidence; Miscarriages of justice; Video parades

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949136632     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710802101605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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