Juvenile attitudes towards the police: The importance of subcultural involvement and community ties

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 488-495

  Brick, Bradley T ^a   Taylor, Terrance J ^b   Esbensen, Finn Aage ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 70149085598     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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