Higher education and policing: where are we now?

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-486

  Roberg, Roy ^a   Bonn, Scott ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational policy; Higher education; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144267350     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510410566226     Document Type: Review

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