The relationship between education, experience, and police performance

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 7-14

  Smith, Scott M ^a   Aamodt, Michael G ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 12144274611     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02806696     Document Type: Article

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