Police relations with black and white youths in different urban neighborhoods

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 858-885

  Brunson, Rod K ^a   Weitzer, Ronald ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disadvantaged neighborhoods; Police misconduct; Police community relations

Indexed keywords

MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICE FORCE; RACE; YOUNG POPULATION;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LOUIS COUNTY [MISSOURI]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649458217     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408326973     Document Type: Article

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