Measuring Influences on Public Opinion of the Police Using Time-Series Data: Results of a Pilot Study

Police Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 394-401

  Miller, Joel ^a   Davis, Robert C ^a   Henderson, Nicole J ^a   Markovic, John ^a   Ortiz, Christopher ^a  

^a Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

media coverage; police public contacts; public opinion; time series measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993830041     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611105274544     Document Type: Article

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