'Plastic police' or 'community support'?: The role of police community support officers within low-income neighbourhoods

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-361

  Paskell, Caroline ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community policing; Low income areas; Neighbourhood policing; PCSOs

Indexed keywords

CRIME; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICE FORCE; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SERVICE; REGIONAL SECURITY; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

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

EID: 34948818706     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776407081167     Document Type: Article

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