Listen to me! police officers’ views of appropriate use of force

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-189

  Paoline, Eugene A ^a   Terrill, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sprays; Conducted energy devices; Officer attitudes; Police; Use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902441702     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2011.609740     Document Type: Article

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