Public experiences of police violence and corruption in contemporary Russia: A case of predatory policing?

Law and Society Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-44

  Gerber, Theodore P ^a   Mendelson, Sarah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 39449099990     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2008.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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