Convergence, not divergence?: Trends and trajectories in public contact and confidence in the police

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-200

  Bradford, Ben ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

individualization; police; trust and confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751509679     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azq078     Document Type: Article

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