Portrait in blue: A demographic and behavioral profile of police sexual harassers

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 79-106

  Carter Collins, Sue ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Police; Profile; Sexual harasser; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148945571     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v18n01_03     Document Type: Article

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