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Evaluating Published Research in Psychology and Law

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Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century

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Wiener, R.L. et al. (2004). Evaluating Published Research in Psychology and Law. In: Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century. Perspectives in Law & Psychology, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47944-3_11

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