Can Police Legitimacy Promote Collective Efficacy?

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-419

  Kochel, Tammy Rinehart ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; legitimacy; police; police misconduct; service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861562759     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2011.561805     Document Type: Article

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