Informal resolution of complaints against the police: A quasi-experimental test of restorative justice

Criminal Justice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-317

  Young, Richard ^a   Hoyle, Carolyn ^a   Cooper, Karen ^a   Hill, Roderick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MORI ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Informal resolution; Local resolution; Police complaints; Restorative justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944520599     PISSN: 14668025     EISSN: 17413230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466802505055837     Document Type: Review

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