Police handling of the mentally ill in domestic violence situations

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 278-307

  Finn, Mary A ^a   Stalans, Loretta J ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 1842538178     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854802029003003     Document Type: Article

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