Citizen perceptions of community policing: Comparing Internet and mail survey responses

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 485-493

  Ballard, Chet ^a   Prine, Rudy ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Community policing; Mail surveys; Online surveys; Web survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036433699     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089443902237324     Document Type: Review

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