Models of police oversight: A critique

Policing and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-180

  Prenzler, Tim ^a   Ronken, Carol ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Civilian review; Complaints against police; Corruption prevention; Internal affairs; Police accountability; Police corruption; Police misconduct

Indexed keywords

EID: 25044472216     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2001.9964860     Document Type: Article

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