Public Satisfaction with Police Control of Disorder Crime: Does the Public Hold Police Accountable?

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 394-420

  Zhao, Jihong Solomon ^a   Tsai, Chi Fang ^a   Ren, Ling ^a   Lai, Yung Lien ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

police accountability; police control of disorder; satisfaction with the police

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893028158     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.667140     Document Type: Article

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