Job satisfaction among police constables: A comparative study in three developing nations

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 295-323

  Bennett, Richard R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0345811103     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829700093341     Document Type: Article

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