The philosophical versus actual adoption of community policing: A case study

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-28

  Chappell, Allison T ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Participant observation; Police attitudes; Policing; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 59449087908     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016808324244     Document Type: Article

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