Evaluating community policing: quality police service and fear of crime

Policing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-100

  Dietz, A Steven ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Community relations; Crime; Fear; Perception; Police; Service quality; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347833097     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519710162024     Document Type: Article

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