Drugs in Thailand: Assessing police attitudes

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-100

  Cheurprakobkit, Sutham ^a   Kuntee, Pornchai ^a   Vauhgn, Michael S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CRIME; DRUG TRAFFIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICE; POVERTY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031832868     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X98421007     Document Type: Article

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