Elections as focusing events: Explaining attitudes toward the police and the government in comparative perspective

Law and Society Review

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-366

  Walker, Lee Demetrius ^a   Waterman, Richard W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 43949131070     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2008.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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