Psychological vulnerabilities during police interviews. Why are they important?

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-175

  Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JUSTICE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VICTIM; WITNESS;

EID: 77956608706     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532510X500064     Document Type: Review

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