The Weaker Sex? Women and Police Work

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 260-275

  Ffrench, Margot ^a   Waugh, Linda ^a  

^a Department of Premier and Cabinet   (Australia)

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EID: 37649023505     PISSN: 14613557     EISSN: 14781603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146135579800100305     Document Type: Review

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