Compliance with the Law in Slovenia: The Role of Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-276

  Reisig, Michael D ^a   Tankebe, Justice ^b   Mesko, Gorazd ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Endogeneity; Legitimacy; Procedural justice; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900501792     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-013-9211-9     Document Type: Article

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