Peering inside a canadian interrogation room: An examination of the reid model of interrogation, influence tactics, and coercive strategies

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 674-694

  King, Lesley ^a   Snook, Brent ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confessions; Interrogation; Law enforcement; Reid model of interrogation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650298972     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809335142     Document Type: Article

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