Public confidence in the police: A time-series analysis

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 744-764

  Sindall, Katy ^a   Sturgis, Patrick ^a   Jennings, Will ^a  

^a School of Social Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Crime Survey; confidence in policing; time series regression analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862990637     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azs010     Document Type: Article

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