A Comparison of Law Enforcement Divorce Rates with Those of Other Occupations

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  McCoy, Shawn P ^a   Aamodt, Michael G ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Law enforcement divorce

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EID: 84859479094     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-009-9057-8     Document Type: Article

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