Confession evidence, psychological vulnerability and expert testimony
โ Scribed by Gisli H. Gudjonsson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 970 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-9284
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