Policing community problems: Exploring the role of formal social control in shaping collective efficacy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-87

  Sargeant, Elise ^a   Wickes, Rebecca ^a   Mazerolle, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

collective efficacy; formal control; informal social control; police effectiveness; police legitimacy; police strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887467113     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: 18379273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004865812470118     Document Type: Article

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