Women police officers and the use of coercion

Women and Criminal Justice

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 97-119

  Paoline, Eugene A ^a   Terrill, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercion; Police; Use of force; Women police officers

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148999187     PISSN: 08974454     EISSN: 15410323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J012v15n03_05     Document Type: Article

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