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Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy
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Cops as treatment providers: realities and ironies of police work in a foot patrol experiment

Jennifer WoodDepartment of Criminal Justice and Centre for Security and Crime Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Evan T. SorgDepartment of Criminal Justice and Centre for Security and Crime Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Elizabeth R. GroffDepartment of Criminal Justice and Centre for Security and Crime Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Jerry H. RatcliffeDepartment of Criminal Justice and Centre for Security and Crime Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Caitlin J. TaylorDepartment of Sociology and Criminal Justice, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pages 362-379 | Received 31 Aug 2011, Accepted 02 Oct 2012, Published online: 15 Apr 2013

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