Legal cultures, political cultures and procedural traditions: Towards a comparative interpretation of covert and proactive policing in England and wales and the Netherlands

Contrasts in Criminal Justice: Getting from Here to There

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 77-116

  Brants, Chrisje ^a   Field, Stewart ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85048765735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315193779     Document Type: Chapter

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