Governability matters: The private policing of economic crime and the challenge of democratic governance

Policing and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-211

  Williams, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accountability and legal standards; Democratic governance; Economic crime; Private policing and security; Public versus private

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044893962     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439460500071671     Document Type: Article

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