Voluntary turnover of field operations officers: A test of confluency theory

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 483-493

  Harris, Louis M ^a   Baldwin, J Norman ^b  

^a Faulkner University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0033229055     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(99)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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