A comparative study of public support for the police

International Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 406-434

  Kutnjak Ivković, Sanja ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; ICVS; Police; WVS

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349128416     PISSN: 10575677     EISSN: 15563855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1057567708326481     Document Type: Article

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