Production and Consumption of Research in Police Agencies in the United States, 1989-1990

The purpose of this study was to describe the dynamics of police research, how the role and practice of research differ among police agencies, and why this appears to happen. This study also attempts to answer, on a national scale, four fundamental questions: (1) What is police research? (2) Who doe...

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Main Author: Klockars, Carl B. (Author)
Contributors: Harver, William E. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1997
In:Year: 1997
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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