Transforming symbolic law into organizational action: Hate crime policy and law enforcement practice

Social Forces

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 501-528

  Grattet, Ryken ^a   Jenness, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 57049110493     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0122     Document Type: Article

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