Police-community relations in a majority-black city

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 398-428

  Weitzer, Ronald ^a   Tuch, Steven A ^a   Skogan, Wesley G ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Police misconduct; Public opinion; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249103604     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427808322617     Document Type: Article

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