Working in a violent environment: The accuracy of police officers' reports about shooting incidents

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-235

  Beehr, Terry A ^a   Ivanitskaya, Lana ^a   Glaser, Katherine ^a   Erofeev, Dmitry ^a   Canali, Kris ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042858190     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317904774202153     Document Type: Article

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