Examination of the consistency of interviewer performance across three distinct interview contexts

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 585-600

  Powell, Martine B ^a   Cavezza, Cristina ^a   Hughes Scholes, Carolyn ^a   Stoove, Mark ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Forensic psychology; Individual stability; Interviewer training; Investigative interviewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955225063     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160902971063     Document Type: Article

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