Law enforcement accreditation: A national comparison of accredited vs. nonaccredited agencies

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-131

  McCabe, Kimberly A ^a   Fajardo, Robin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Education; Law enforcement; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041918861     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(00)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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