Federal subsidies and evidence of progressive change: A quantitative assessment of the effects of targeted grants on manpower and innovation in large U.S. Police Agencies

Police Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-107

  Helms, Ronald ^a   Gutierrez, Ricky S ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Decentralization; Innovation; Manpower enhancement; Organizational change; Policing; Targeted grants

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349100542     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611106296480     Document Type: Article

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