Threatened globally, acting locally: Modeling law enforcement homeland security practices

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-101

  Burruss, George W ^a   Giblin, Matthew J ^a   Schafer, Joseph A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency preparedness; Homeland security; Organizational theory; Police; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349083712     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820902763053     Document Type: Article

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