The effects of race on relationships with the police: A survey of African American and Latino youths in Chicago

Western Criminology Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-41

  Lurigio, Arthur J ^a   Greenleaf, Richard G ^b   Flexon, Jamie L ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Minorities and police; Police relations; Trust in police; Vicarious experiences; Youths

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651119988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10964886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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