Interviewing cooperative witnesses

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Fisher, Ronald P ^a   Milne, Rebecca ^b   Bull, Ray ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive interview; eyewitness memory; interviewing; police interviews; witnesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952095259     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721410396826     Document Type: Article

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2. Fisher, R.P., Ross, S.J., & Cahill, B.S. (2010). (See References). Thorough discussion of applying the CI in field investigations and, specifically, of the need to modify and adapt the CI.
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