What is Known About the Effectiveness of Police Practices in Reducing Crime and Disorder?

Police Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-357

  Telep, Cody W ^a   Weisburd, David ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

crime reduction; police effectiveness; what works?

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869046303     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611112447611     Document Type: Article

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