Enhancing police legitimacy by promoting safety culture

Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 21-39

  Pickering, Jordan C ^a   Klinger, David A ^a  

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Author keywords

High reliability organizations; Legitimacy; Police; Safety culture

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EID: 84975691243     PISSN: 15216136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1521-613620160000021002     Document Type: Article

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