Resident perceptions of police mistreatment and use of force in a troubled trinidadian neighborhood

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-249

  Kuhns, Joseph B ^a   Johnson, Devon ^b   King, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Citizen attitudes; Police; Trinidad and Tobago; Use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897875709     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2011.609738     Document Type: Article

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