Does enhanced rapport-building alter the dynamics of investigative interviews with suspected victims of intra-familial abuse?

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Tập 30 Số 1 - Trang 6-14 - 2015
Irit Hershkowitz1, Michael E. Lamb2, Carmit Katz2, Lindsay C. Malloy2
1University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
2University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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