Fragmented centralization and the organization of the police

Policing and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-229

  Crank, John P ^a   Langworthy, Robert ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

municipal police; police centralization community policing; police organization; US policing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071203267     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439463.1996.9964752     Document Type: Article

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