Training police leadership to recognize and address operational stress

Police Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-352

  Chapin, Mark ^a   Brannen, Stephen J ^b   Singer, Mark I ^c   Walker, Michael ^d  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Partnership for a Safer Cleveland ^*

Author keywords

Operational stress; Police supervision; Police training; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249103909     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611107307736     Document Type: Review

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