Violent police-citizen encounters: An analysis of major newspaper accounts

Critical Sociology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 29-49

  Lersch, Kim Michelle ^a,b   Feagin, Joe R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 3042655338     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089692059602200202     Document Type: Article

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