The ecological theory of police response: A state police agency test

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-131

  Johnson, Richard R ^a   Olschansky, Erica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest rates; Ecological theory; Macro level; State police

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954073028     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2010.485465     Document Type: Article

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