A comparison of Latino and White citizen satisfaction with police

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 471-477

  McCluskey, John D ^a   McCluskey, Cynthia Perez ^a   Enriquez, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 55549125156     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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