Personality and cognitive processes in life and death decision making: An exploration into the source of judgment errors by police special squads

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 418-426

  Girodo, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Deadly force; Personality; Police; Waco

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048988069     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590701436728     Document Type: Article

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