Force, Stress, and Decision-Making Within the Belgian Police: the Impact of Stressful Situations on Police Decision-Making

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology - Tập 33 Số 4 - Trang 345-357 - 2018
Antoinette Verhage1, Jannie Noppe1, Yinthe Feys1, Eva Ledegen2
1Department of Criminology, Criminal Law, and Social Law, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
2Crime Control, Leuven, Belgium

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