Some ethical dilemmas in the handling of police informers

Public Money and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-25

  Dunnighan, Colin ^a   Norris, Clive ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032356714     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00100     Document Type: Article

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