Analysis of Fatal Police Shootings: Time, Space, and Suicide by Police

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1107-1125

  Kesic, Dragana ^a   Thomas, Stuart D M ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

law enforcement assisted suicide; lethal force; mental disorder; police; suicide b.c.p; suicide b.p.lice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863711322     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812440084     Document Type: Article

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