Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in perceptions of the police: The salience of officer race within the context of racial profiling

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-227

  Cochran, Joshua C ^a   Warren, Patricia Y ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

policing; public opinion; race; racial profiling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859826549     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986211425726     Document Type: Article

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