Policies on Police Officer Domestic Violence: Prevalence and Specific Provisions Within Large Police Agencies

Police Quarterly

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-422

  Lonsway, Kimberly A ^a  

^a Polytechnic State University   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; police officers; policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990386123     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611104268884     Document Type: Article

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