Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects, and Reciprocity
- ISBN-10
- 0521837731
- ISBN-13
- 9780521837736
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-08-16
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Roger G. Dunham, Geoffrey P. Alpert
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