Roles for Mental Health Professionals in Critical Law Enforcement Incidents: An Overview

Psychological Services

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 166-177

  Augustin, Dyona ^a   Fagan, Thomas J ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis negotiation; Critical incidents; Law enforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051995476     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024104     Document Type: Article

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