Police officers and their alcohol consumption: Should we be concerned?

Police Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-87

  Lindsay, Vicki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking; Police; Police culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349083307     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611107309564     Document Type: Article

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