Many aspects of Investigative Psychology are fi nding their way directly into legal proceedings. This includes issues such as 'offender profi les' or 'linkage analysis' used by the defence or the prosecution, challenges to the veracity of testimony, including eyewitness testimony or commentary on th
Special Issue of the Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling on Investigative Psychology in Court
β Scribed by Donna Youngs
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1544-4759
- DOI
- 10.1002/jip.58
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