Dimensions of police culture: A study in Canada, India, and Japan

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-209

  Nickels, Ernest L ^a   Verma, Arvind ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; India; Japan; Occupational psychology; Organizational culture; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249106851     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510810878686     Document Type: Article

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