Police use of force by ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic class

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 49-67

  Motley, Robert O ^a   Joe, Sean ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community policing; Ethnicity; Law enforcement; Police use of force; Socioeconomic class

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043977510     PISSN: 23342315     EISSN: 1948822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/696355     Document Type: Article

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