The New York City Police Department, its Crime Control Strategies and Organizational Changes, 1970-2009

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 74-95

  White, Michael D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New York City Police Department; New York crime decline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891645401     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.723032     Document Type: Article

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