Style of policing adopted by rural police and deputies: An analysis of job satisfaction and community policing

Policing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 620-636

  Pelfrey Jr , William V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Job satisfaction; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248942578     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510710833901     Document Type: Article

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