Intervention With Problem Officers: An Outcome Evaluation of an EIS Intervention

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-437

  Worden, Robert E ^a,b   Kim, Moonsun ^c   Harris, Christopher J ^d   Pratte, Mary Anne ^e   Dorn, Shelagh E ^a   Hyland, Shelley S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Director of Research and Technical Assistance   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^e New York State Police   (United States)

Author keywords

arrests; citizen complaints; early intervention; outcome evaluation; police misconduct; use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875028313     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812458095     Document Type: Article

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