The communication of innovation in American policing

Policing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 292-310

  Weiss, Alexander ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Information; Innovation; Police; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001209569     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519710169144     Document Type: Article

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