The provenance of émigrés: the validity of measuring knowledge of places

Establishing the origin of those seeking asylum is essential but difficult as asylum seekers often cannot corroborate their origin claim with documents. The aim of the present study was to assess whether asking knowledge questions, sketch questions and impossible questions are valid methods to deter...

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Main Author: Veldhuizen, Tanja S. van (Author)
Contributors: Horselenberg, Robert ; Koppen, Peter J. van ; Granhag, Pär Anders ; Landström, Sara ; Stel, Mariëlle
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Psychology, crime & law
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