Fighting cynicism: Some reflections on self-motivation in police work

Police Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-101

  Bjrk, Micael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community policing; Police culture; Police work; Policing; Self motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349093932     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611107309010     Document Type: Article

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