The adoption of police innovation: The role of the political environment

Policing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-484

  Morabito, Melissa Schaefer ^a  

^a UMass Boston ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Government; Innovation; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349161753     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510810895812     Document Type: Article

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