A Qualitative Analysis of Police Interactions and Disproportionate Minority Contact

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 159-178

  Feinstein, Rachel ^a  

^a CARTHAGE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

disproportionate minority contact; juveniles; police discretion; qualitative methods; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926418778     PISSN: 15377938     EISSN: 15377946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377938.2014.936645     Document Type: Article

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