An Examination of Officer Stress: Should Police Departments Implement Mandatory Counseling?

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-15

  Carlan, Philip E ^a   Nored, Lisa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Mental health; Police administration; Police stress; Stigmatization; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952596050     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-008-9015-x     Document Type: Article

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