A facet analysis of police officers' self-reported use of suspect-interviewing strategies and their Discomfort with Ambiguity

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1072-1087

  Alison, Laurence J ^a   Kebbell, Mark ^b   Leung, Joane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 60849103812     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1408     Document Type: Article

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