Correlates of career traumatization and symptomatology among active-duty police officers

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-95

  Chopko, Brian A ^a   Schwartz, Robert C ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

law enforcement; occupational; police; posttraumatic stress disorder; symptoms; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859515520     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2012.657905     Document Type: Article

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