Forensic Interviews with Children in Scotland: A Survey of Interview Practices Among Police

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-34

  La Rooy, David ^a,b   Lamb, Michael E ^c   Memon, Amina ^d  

^a Scottish Institute for Policing Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Forensic interviewing; Police practice; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873314695     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-010-9072-9     Document Type: Article

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