'I needed to be told that I hadn't failed': Experiences of violence against probation staff and of agency support

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-240

  Littlechild, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031287486     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011201     Document Type: Article

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