Engagement of policing ideals and their relationship to the exercise of discretionary powers

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-92

  Mendias, Claudia ^a   Kehoe, E James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrest; Decision making; Discretion; Police; Schema

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644443207     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854805282509     Document Type: Review

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