Organisational and procedural justice: A review of the literature and its implications for policing

Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-130

  Roberts, Karl ^a   Herrington, Victoria ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Institute of Police Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Organisational justice; Police leadership and management; Police community interactions; Procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939599467     PISSN: 18335330     EISSN: 21595364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18335330.2013.821737     Document Type: Article

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