Citizens' perceptions of police in rural US communities: a multilevel analysis of contextual, organisational and individual predictors

There has been little research on citizens' attitudes about policing in rural communities in the USA, and existing studies do not examine the effects of community characteristics on these attitudes. We extend this work theoretically and analytically by considering the effects of community conte...

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Authors: Holmes, Malcolm D. (Author) ; Smith, Brad W. (Author) ; Painter, Matthew A. II (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Policing and society
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 136-156
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