The attitudes of girls toward the police: Differences by race

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 578-593

  Hurst, Yolander G ^a   McDermott, M Joan ^b   Thomas, Deborah L ^b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Girls; Police; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844499067     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510510628677     Document Type: Article

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