Police effectiveness and democracy: Shape and direction of the relationship

Policing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 347-367

  Sung, Hung En ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Police; Policing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745447125     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510610667709     Document Type: Article

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