Racial prejudice and support by whites for police use of force: A research note

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 743-753

  Barkan, Steven E ^a   Cohn, Steven F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 0042398013     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829800093971     Document Type: Article

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