Integrating part-time work in policing services: Policy, practice, and potential

Police Practice and Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-47

  Charlesworth, Sara ^a   Keen, Mark ^b   Whittenbury, Kerri ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Victoria Police   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Organisational culture; Part time work; Research collaboration; Work organisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149103114     PISSN: 15614263     EISSN: 1477271X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15614260802128401     Document Type: Article

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