Police response to crime: Differences in the application of law by race

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 51-66

  Howerton, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Discrimination; Police; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750184995     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J222v04n03_03     Document Type: Article

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