Police officer stress: Syndromes and strategies for intervention

Behind the Badge: A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 202-221

  Miller, Laurence ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315744926-21     Document Type: Chapter

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