Sequential lineup presentation: Patterns and policy

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-24

  Lindsay, Rod C L ^a   Mansour, Jamal K ^a   Beaudry, Jennifer L ^b   Leach, Amy May ^c   Bertrand, Michelle I ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEMORY; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; WITNESS;

EID: 67649984267     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532508X382708     Document Type: Article

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