Validation of the Stalking Assessment and Management Checklist (SAM) in Law Enforcement: A Prospective Study of 153 Cases of Stalking in Two Swedish Police Counties

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-76

  Belfrage, Henrik ^a   Strand, Susanne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

crime victims; policing Sweden; SAM checklist; stalking; victimology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953064469     PISSN: 14613557     EISSN: 14781603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/ijps.2009.11.1.110     Document Type: Article

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