Social ecology and police discretion: The influence of district crime, cynicism, and workload on the vigor of police response

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-488

  Sobol, James J ^a  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77954760729     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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