Psychologists as witnesses: Background and good practice in the delivery of evidence

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-127

  Ireland, Jane L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASHWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil procedure; Expert witness; Oral testimony; Written testimony

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958110047     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360802019172     Document Type: Article

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