The impact of police social capital on officer performance of community policing

Policing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 656-689

  Robinson, Amanda L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community policing; Performance appraisal; Police; Social benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347600308     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510310503569     Document Type: Review

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