A preliminary assessment of police officers' knowledge and perceptions of persons with disabilities

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-189

  Modell, Scott J ^a   Mak, Suzanna ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inc Headquarters ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 50949094992     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2008.46:183-189     Document Type: Article

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