Nonarrest decision making in police-citizen encounters

Police Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-331

  Terrill, William ^a   Paoline III, Eugene A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Discretion; Nonarrest; Police; Police citizen encounters

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349088179     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611107299998     Document Type: Article

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