The influence of gratuities and personal relationships on police use of discretion

Policing and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-201

  Macintyre, Stuart ^a   Prenzler, Tim ^b  

^a Victoria Police Force   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corruption; Gratuities; Law enforcement; Loyalty; Misconduct; Police discretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004835523     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.1999.9964811     Document Type: Article

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