’We are fighting a tide that keeps coming against us’: A mixed method exploration of stressors in an English county police force

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’We are fighting a tide that keeps coming against us’ : A mixed method exploration of stressors in an English county police force. / Jackman, Patricia C; Clay, Georgia; Coussens, Adam H; Bird, Matthew D; Henderson, Hannah.

I: Police Practice and Research, Bind 22, Nr. 1, 2021, s. 370-388.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Jackman, PC, Clay, G, Coussens, AH, Bird, MD & Henderson, H 2021, '’We are fighting a tide that keeps coming against us’: A mixed method exploration of stressors in an English county police force', Police Practice and Research, bind 22, nr. 1, s. 370-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2020.1789463

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Jackman, P. C., Clay, G., Coussens, A. H., Bird, M. D., & Henderson, H. (2021). ’We are fighting a tide that keeps coming against us’: A mixed method exploration of stressors in an English county police force. Police Practice and Research, 22(1), 370-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2020.1789463

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Jackman PC, Clay G, Coussens AH, Bird MD, Henderson H. ’We are fighting a tide that keeps coming against us’: A mixed method exploration of stressors in an English county police force. Police Practice and Research. 2021;22(1):370-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2020.1789463

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Jackman, Patricia C ; Clay, Georgia ; Coussens, Adam H ; Bird, Matthew D ; Henderson, Hannah. / ’We are fighting a tide that keeps coming against us’ : A mixed method exploration of stressors in an English county police force. I: Police Practice and Research. 2021 ; Bind 22, Nr. 1. s. 370-388.

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