Officer force versus suspect resistance: A gendered analysis of patrol officers in an urban police department

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-192

  Bazley, Thomas D ^a   Lersch, Kim Michelle ^b   Mieczkowski, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847419828     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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