The impotence of the powerful: Recent British police weapons policy

Sociology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-109

  Waddington, P A J ^a   Hamilton, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impotence; Legitimacy; Police; Policy; Power; Weapons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040745607     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038597031001007     Document Type: Article

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