Can police enhance public confidence by improving quality of service? Results from two surveys in England and Wales

Policing and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-425

  Myhill, Andy ^a   Bradford, Ben ^b  

^a Harperley Hall   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

police; procedural justice; public attitudes; victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867216393     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2011.641551     Document Type: Article

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