The influence of race/ethnicity, social class, and neighborhood context on residents' attitudes toward the police

Police Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 496-519

  Schuck, Amie M ^a   Rosenbaum, Dennis P ^a   Hawkins, Darnell F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community; Injustice; Race; Vicarious experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149087944     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611108318115     Document Type: Article

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