Women on patrol: An analysis of differences in officer arrest behavior

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 566-587

  Novak, Kenneth J ^a   Brown, Robert A ^b   Frank, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrest; Decision making; Discretion; Gender; Police; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455148287     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639511111180216     Document Type: Article

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