What do police officers value in the classroom?: A qualitative study of the classroom social environment in law enforcement education

Policing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 321-338

  Oliva, Janet R ^a   Compton, Michael T ^b  

^a Georgia Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Law enforcement; Learning; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952903890     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639511011044911     Document Type: Article

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