Occupational stress and psychological functioning in law enforcement officers

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-53

  Pasillas, Rebecca M ^a,b   Follette, Victoria M ^a   Perumean Chaney, Suzanne E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 70449447247     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02849501     Document Type: Article

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