Understanding police officers’ trust and trustworthy behavior: A work relations framework

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 274-294

  van Craen, Maarten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

police; procedural justice; trust; trustworthy behavior; work relations framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959148449     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370815617187     Document Type: Article

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