Policing reform and moral discourse: The genesis of a modern institution

Policing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 137-158

  McMullan, John L ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Crime; Moral responsibility; Police; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347507560     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519810206646     Document Type: Article

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