Maintaining legitimacy using external communication strategies: An analysis of police-media relations

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 501-512

  Chermak, Steven ^a   Weiss, Alexander ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 25144515369     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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