The sociopathic police personality: Is it a product of the "Rotten Apple" or the "Rotten Barrel?"

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-37

  Griffin, Catherine ^a   Ruiz, Jim ^a  

^a WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873314744     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02813860     Document Type: Article

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