The reconstitution of law in local settings: Agency discretion, ambiguity, and a surplus of law in the policing of hate crime

Law and Society Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 893-942

  Grattet, Ryken ^a,b   Jenness, Valerie ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of California ^*

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EID: 29544450752     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2005.00248.x     Document Type: Review

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