Psychological screening of police recruits: A Texas perspective

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-32

  Dantzker, M L ^a   McCoy, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b Valley Psychological Services   (United States)

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EID: 34547229037     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02849499     Document Type: Article

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