Ethnic Minorities and the Challenge of Police Recruitment

Police Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-216

  Waters, Ian ^a   Hardy, Nick ^a   Delgado, Domonique ^a   Dahlmann, Simone ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650407678     PISSN: 0032258X     EISSN: 17405599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/pojo.2007.80.3.191     Document Type: Article

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