An Investigation of Mental Health and Personality in Swedish Police Trainees upon Entry to the Police Academy

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-42

  Ghazinour, Mehdi ^a   Lauritz, Larserik E ^a   Du Preez, Elizabeth ^b   Cassimjee, Nafisa ^b   Richter, Jörg ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental health; Swedish police trainees; Temperament and character inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873242891     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-009-9053-z     Document Type: Article

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