Police officers' attitudes, behavior, and supervisory influences: An analysis of problem solving

Criminology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-166

  Engel, Robin Shepard ^a   Worden, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 18844418552     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2003.tb00984.x     Document Type: Review

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