Policing by consent decree: an analysis of 42 U.S.C. § 14141 and the new model for police accountability

Police Practice and Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-208

  Ross, Darrell L ^a   Parke, Patricia A ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hodges University   (United States)

Author keywords

42 U.S.C. 14141; consent decree; federalism; police misconduct; public policy; Violent Control and Law Enforcement Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863105070     PISSN: 15614263     EISSN: 1477271X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15614260802381109     Document Type: Article

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