Fighting back: Lethal responses to predatory attacks

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-64

  Kerley, Kent R ^a   Copes, Heith ^b   Hochstetler, Andrew L ^c   Carroll, Anne ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 78649718503     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02802861     Document Type: Article

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