Police education, experience, and the use of force

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-196

  Paoline III, Eugene A ^a   Terrill, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercion; College education; Experience; Police; Use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846466422     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806290239     Document Type: Article

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