Interviewing victims and witnesses of crime.
Psychology Public Policy and LawPublished 1 December 1995
Ronald P. Fisher
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Abstract
Despite the importance of eyewitness information in criminal investigation, police receive inadequate training to interview cooperative witnesses. They make avoidable mistakes that minimize the amount of eyewitness information elicited and contribute to inaccurate recollections. Interviewing techniq
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