Can ethics survive the shock of the job? quebec's police recruits confront reality

Policing and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-189

  Alain, Marc ^a   Grégoire, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Police career; Police ethics; Police training; Professional socialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044811062     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439460802008702     Document Type: Article

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