Assessment of child witness statements using Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA): The effects of age, verbal ability, and interviewer's emotional style

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-179

  Santtila, Pekka ^a,e   Roppola, Heli ^b   Runtti, Markus ^c   Niemi, Pekka ^d  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; CBCA; Child witness; Interviewer style; Verbal ability

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044272922     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160008409802     Document Type: Article

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