Politics, Police Accountability, and Public Health: Civilian Review in Newark, New Jersey

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 141-153

  McGregor, Alecia ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights; Civilian review; New Jersey; Newark; Police brutality; Police community relations; Racial profiling

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CIVIL RIGHTS; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; HUMAN; NEW JERSEY; POLICE; POLITICS; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CIVIL RIGHTS; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; POLICE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84949660127     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-015-9998-4     Document Type: Article

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