The Northern York County Police consolidation experience: An analysis of the consolidation of police services in eight Pennsylvania rural communities

Policing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 497-507

  Krimmel, John T ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Amalgamations; Police; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040709448     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519710180132     Document Type: Article

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