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The Scharff technique: training military intelligence officers to elicit information from small cells of sources

Pär Anders GranhagNorwegian Police University College, Oslo, Norway;Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
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Simon OleszkiewiczDepartment of Psychology of Conflict, Risk, and Safety, University of Twente, Enschede, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marthe Lefsaker SakrisvoldNorwegian Police University College, Oslo, Norway;Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
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Steven M. KleinmanOperational Sciences Institute, Monterey, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 438-460 | Received 12 Aug 2019, Accepted 19 Aug 2019, Published online: 25 Sep 2019

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