A visigoth system: Shame, honor, and police socialization

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-432

  Conti, Norman ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction order; Moral career; Police culture; Professional socialization; Reintegrative shaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749117910     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241608330092     Document Type: Article

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