Understanding cooperation with police in a diverse society

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 181-201

  Murphy, Kristina ^a   Cherney, Adrian ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Cooperation; Ethnicity; Legitimacy; Policing; Procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255165669     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azr065     Document Type: Article

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