Representative bureaucracy in policing: Does it increase perceived legitimacy?

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 537-551

  Riccucci, Norma M ^a   Van Ryzin, Gregg G ^a   Lavena, Cecilia F ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Argentina)

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EID: 84903992850     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muu006     Document Type: Article

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