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The weaponising of COVID-19: Contamination prevention and the use of spit hoods in UK policing

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The weaponising of COVID-19: Contamination prevention and the use of spit hoods in UK policing. / De Camargo, Camilla.
In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, Vol. 95, No. 4, 01.12.2022, p. 595-616.

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De Camargo, C 2022, 'The weaponising of COVID-19: Contamination prevention and the use of spit hoods in UK policing', The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 595-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211018787

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De Camargo, C. (2022). The weaponising of COVID-19: Contamination prevention and the use of spit hoods in UK policing. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 95(4), 595-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211018787

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De Camargo C. The weaponising of COVID-19: Contamination prevention and the use of spit hoods in UK policing. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 2022 Dec 1;95(4):595-616. Epub 2021 May 31. doi: 10.1177/0032258X211018787

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De Camargo, Camilla. / The weaponising of COVID-19 : Contamination prevention and the use of spit hoods in UK policing. In: The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. 2022 ; Vol. 95, No. 4. pp. 595-616.

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