Muslim communities attitudes towards and recruitment into the British police service

International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 421-437

  Awan, Imran ^a   Blakemore, Brian ^b   Simpson, Kevin ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counter terrorism; Muslims; Policing; Profession; Recruitment; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888202861     PISSN: 17560616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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