Policing in Black and White: Ethnic Group Differences in Trust and Confidence in the Police

Police Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 322-342

  Tyler, Tom R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cooperation; legitimacy; procedural justice; trust and confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993708242     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611104271105     Document Type: Article

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