Stress and burnout in policing: Does military experience matter?

Policing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-66

  Ivie, Don ^a   Garland, Brett ^b  

^a Missouri State Highway Patrol ^*  (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armed forces; Experience; Law enforcement; Policing; Stress; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952760884     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639511111106605     Document Type: Article

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