Ethical approaches for police officers when working with informants in the development of criminal intelligence in the United Kingdom

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-20

  Cooper, Paul ^a,b   Murphy, Jon ^c  

^a Merseyside Police ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Merseyside Police   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10644230372     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279496004886     Document Type: Article

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