Puttin’ on the Sting: Women Police Officers' Perspectives on Reverse Prostitution Assignments

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-85

  Dodge, Mary ^a   Starr Gimeno, Donna ^b   Williams, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Denver Police Department   (United States)

^c Aurora Police Department   (United States)

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EID: 33645002205     PISSN: 14613557     EISSN: 14781603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/ijps.7.2.71.65778     Document Type: Article

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