Attitudes Toward the Police: The significance of race and other factors among college students

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-215

  Mbuba, Jospeter M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude toward police; Police perception; Police community relations; Racial minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956396766     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377938.2010.502846     Document Type: Article

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