Stress among Rural and Small-Town Patrol Officers: A Survey of Pennsylvani Municipal Agencies

Police Quarterly

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-261

  Scott, Yolanda M ^a  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

media police relations; police administration; police stress; rural and small town police

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993709350     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611103258958     Document Type: Article

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