Rendering visible the invisible: Police discretion, professionalism and decision-making

Policing and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-294

  Rowe, Michael ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Discretion; Domestic violence; Ethics; Management and Supervision; Police occupational culture; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044886666     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439460701497352     Document Type: Article

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