Coping Strategies and Job Stress in Policing: A Literature Review

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Zulkafaly, F., Kamaruddin, K., & Hassan, N. H. M. (2017). Coping Strategies and Job Stress in Policing: A Literature Review. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(3), 417-425.

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