Suicide by Cop: Police shooting as a method of self-harming

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 889-895

  Lord, Vivian B ^a   Sloop, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department   (United States)

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EID: 77957021128     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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