Justice From Within: The Relations Between a Procedurally JustOrganizational Climate and Police Organizational Efficiency, Endorsementof Democratic Policing, And Officer Well-Being

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 158-172

  Trinkner, Rick ^a   Tyler, Tom R ^a   Goff, Phillip Atiba ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

democratic policing; officer well being; police reform; Procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960934275     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/law0000085     Document Type: Article

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