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“Child abuse/interparental violence is significant in predicting officer stress and violence… Ironically, these negative early experiences may also influence the selection of law enforcement as a career for … individuals that may seek employment in a helping profession."

The Influence of Early Strain on Later Strain, Stress Responses, and Aggression by Police Officers The Influence of Early Strain on Later Strain, Stress Responses, and Aggression by Police Officers
The Influence of Early Strain on Later Strain, Stress Responses, and Aggression by Police Officers
Criminal Justice Review
Kurtz, Don L. / Zavala, Egbert / Melander, Lisa A.
Vol. 40 Issue 2, pp. 190–208, 2015
10.1177/0734016814564696
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