To serve and protect? The experiences of policing in the community of young people from black and other ethnic minority groups

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 746-763

  Sharp, Douglas ^a   Atherton, Susie ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548309194     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azm024     Document Type: Article

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