The Effect of Police Education, Training and Socialisation on Conservative Attitudes

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-314

  Christie, Gayre ^a   Petrie, Simon ^a   Timmins, Perri ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0030352754     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000486589602900307     Document Type: Article

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