Representative bureaucracy, gender, and policing: The case of domestic violence arrests in England

Public Administration

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 998-1014

  Andrews, Rhys ^a   Johnston Miller, Karen ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; POLICE FORCE; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84890177513     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12002     Document Type: Article

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