Intoxicated Witnesses and Suspects: Procedures and Prevalence According to Law Enforcement

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-221

  Evans, Jacqueline R ^a   Schreiber Compo, Nadja ^b   Russano, Melissa B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol intoxication; eyewitnesses; interrogations; interviews; suspects

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249100663     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016837     Document Type: Article

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