Police understanding of the foundations of their legitimacy in the eyes of the public: The case of commanding officers in the Israel National Police

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 469-489

  Jonathan Zamir, Tal ^a   Harpaz, Amikam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Legitimacy; officer attitudes; policing; procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898032661     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azu001     Document Type: Article

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