A most enduring problem: Police complaints reform in England and Wales

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-141

  Smith, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFORM PROCESS; SOCIAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646691028     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279405009323     Document Type: Article

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