The effect of a violent televised arrest on public perceptions of the police: A partial test of Easton's theoretical framework

Policing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 683-706

  Kaminski, Robert J ^a   Jefferis, Eric S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Minorities; Police; Video; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005718501     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519810241692     Document Type: Article

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