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Stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefit of introducing an Australian intermediary system for vulnerable witnesses

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Stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefit of introducing an Australian intermediary system for vulnerable witnesses. / Powell, Martine; Bowden, Phoebe; Mattison, Michelle.
In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 4, 12.2015, p. 498-512.

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Powell, M, Bowden, P & Mattison, M 2015, 'Stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefit of introducing an Australian intermediary system for vulnerable witnesses', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 498-512. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865814543391

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Powell, M., Bowden, P., & Mattison, M. (2015). Stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefit of introducing an Australian intermediary system for vulnerable witnesses. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 48(4), 498-512. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865814543391

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Powell M, Bowden P, Mattison M. Stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefit of introducing an Australian intermediary system for vulnerable witnesses. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 2015 Dec;48(4):498-512. Epub 2014 Aug 14. doi: 10.1177/0004865814543391

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Powell, Martine ; Bowden, Phoebe ; Mattison, Michelle. / Stakeholders’ perceptions of the benefit of introducing an Australian intermediary system for vulnerable witnesses. In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 2015 ; Vol. 48, No. 4. pp. 498-512.

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