Acquisition of Marksmanship and Gun Handling Skills through Basic Law Enforcement Training in an American Police Department

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-30

  Charles, Michael T ^a   Copay, Anne G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

firearms training; gun handling; law enforcement; Marksmanship

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450117421     PISSN: 14613557     EISSN: 14781603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/ijps.5.1.16.11245     Document Type: Article

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