Linking confidence in the police with the performance of the police: Community policing can make a difference

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-66

  Ren, Ling ^a   Cao, Liqun ^b   Lovrich, Nicholas ^c   Gaffney, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11344254022     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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