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Is perception of the mainstream legal system homogeneous across ethnic groups? 各民族对主流法律体系的看法是否同质?

IF 9.5 1区社会学

European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context Pub Date : 2013-07-01 DOI: 10.5093/ejpalc2013a5

Estefanía Estévez, Marina Rachitskiy, Carla Rodríguez

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Do testimonies of traumatic events differ depending on the interviewer 创伤性事件的证词是否因采访者而异

IF 9.5 1区社会学

European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.5167/UZH-69183

R. Brönnimann, Jane Herlihy, Julia Müller, U. Ehlert

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