A test of Turk's theory of norm resistance using observational data on police-suspect encounters

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-109

  Weidner, Robert R ^a,b,c   Terrill, William ^c,d  

^a 228 Cina Hall ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict theory; Norm resistance; Police use of force

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTHORITY; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; OBSERVATION; OFFENDER; ORGANIZATION; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURK THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11844277726     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427804266543     Document Type: Review

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