Suspect Mental Disorder and Police Use of Force
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR, Vol. 38 No. 2, February 2011 127-145 DOI: 10.1177/0093854810388160 © 2011 International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology AUTHOR’S NOTE: The author would like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their very helpful comments and suggestions. The author would also like to thank Erica Olschansky for her proofreading assistance with this manuscript. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Richard Johnson, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mail Stop 119, Toledo, OH 43606-3390; e-mail: [email protected]. SUSPECT MENTAL DISORDER AND POLICE USE OF FORCE
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