Why do 'the law' comply? Procedural justice, group identification and officer motivation in police organizations

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 110-131

  Bradford, Ben ^a   Quinton, Paul ^b   Myhill, Andy ^b   Porter, Gillian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Harperley Hall   (United Kingdom)

^c Aykley Heads Durham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation and compliance; organizational justice; police organizations; procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890961034     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370813491898     Document Type: Article

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