The under-recording of crime by police in China: A case study

Policing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 252-263

  Yu, Olivia ^a   Zhang, Lening ^b  

^a UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Crime; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010038467     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519910285035     Document Type: Article

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