Crossing the line of legitimacy: The impact of cross-deputization policy on crime reporting

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-258

  Goff, Phillip Atiba ^a   Epstein, Liana Maris ^a   Reddy, Kavita S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Cross deputization; Latinos; Procedural justice; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883501548     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030123     Document Type: Article

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