Public-safety concerns among law enforcement agencies in Suburban and Rural America

Police Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-454

  Kuhns III, Joseph B ^a   Maguire, Edward R ^b   Cox, Stephen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Crime; Law enforcement; Public safety; Small towns

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349101937     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611106289405     Document Type: Article

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