A Virtual Environment to Test Police and Public Awareness of Anti-Social Behaviour Indicators

International Journal of Police Science and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 548-566

  Smith, Shamus P ^b   Carter, Tim ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

anti social behaviour; evaluation; police training; police use of technology; public attitudes to police policing; public perception; UK; virtual environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85109500085     PISSN: 14613557     EISSN: 14781603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/ijps.2010.12.4.196     Document Type: Article

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