Police work and culture in a nonurban setting: An ethnographic analysis

Police Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-98

  Christensen, Wendy ^a   Crank, John P ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993730707     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109861101129197752     Document Type: Article

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