Beliefs about alibis and alibi investigations: a survey of law enforcement

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-25

  Dysart, Jennifer E ^a   Strange, Deryn ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

adult witnesses; credibility; law enforcement officers; testimony; witness evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855969016     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2011.562867     Document Type: Article

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