Determinants of minority employment in american municipal police agencies: The representation of african american officers

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-277

  Zhao, Jihong ^a   Lovrich, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040685890     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(97)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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