Effectiveness of less than lethal force in suicide-by-cop incidents

Police Quarterly

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-171

  Homant, Robert J ^a   Kennedy, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

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EID: 84993728820     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611100003002002     Document Type: Article

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