Potential consequences of community-oriented policing for civil liability: Is there a dark side to employee empowerment?

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-70

  Worrall, John L ^a   Gutierrez, Ricky S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24044536293     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: 1552759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X9901900207     Document Type: Note

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