Police interviewing and interrogation of juvenile suspects: A descriptive examination of actual cases

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 271-282

  Cleary, Hayley M D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

confession; juveniles; observational methods; police interrogation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POLICE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CIVIL RIGHTS; COERCION; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; POLICE; PRISONERS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901929817     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000070     Document Type: Article

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