The impact of police culture on traffic stop searches: An analysis of attitudes and behavior

Policing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 455-472

  Paoline III, Eugene A ^a   Terrill, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Police; Social dynamics; Traffic control

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344495274     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510510614555     Document Type: Article

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