The impact of situational factors, officer characteristics, and neighborhood context on police behavior: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-32

  Sun, Ivan Y ^a   Payne, Brian K ^b   Wu, Yuning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39549090642     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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