Beliefs about factors affecting the reliability of eyewitness testimony: A comparison of judges, jurors and the general public

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-133

  Magnussen, Svein ^a   Melinder, Annika ^a   Stridbeck, Ulf ^a   Raja, Abid Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL BELIEF; WITNESS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 77950164099     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1550     Document Type: Article

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