Police Use of Less Lethal Force: Does Administrative Policy Matter?

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 193-216

  Terrill, William ^a   Paoline, Eugene A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

continuum; discretion; police; policy; use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961216889     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2016.1147593     Document Type: Article

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