Wilson's theory of local political culture revisited in today's police organizations: Findings from longitudinal panel study

Policing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-304

  Zhao, Jihong ^a   Ren, Ling ^a   Lovrich, Nicholas ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Organizational culture; Organizational structures; Police; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952927719     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639511011044894     Document Type: Article

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