The effectiveness of community policing in reducing urban violence

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 592-618

  MacDonald, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036384391     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001112802237131     Document Type: Article

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