Police-citizen encounters and field citations: Do encounter characteristics influence ticketing?

Policing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 435-454

  Brown, Robert A ^a   Frank, James ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Penalty costs; Police; Policing; Social dynamics; Traffic control

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344469102     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510510614546     Document Type: Article

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