Trusting the Police : Comparisons across Eastern and Western Europe

The police can be seen as a governmental institution or as an organizational body, where especially the work - effectiveness, or fairness in encounters - is valued. Through the combination of these approaches and the inclusion of social trust and criminal victimization, Silvia Staubli offers an unde...

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Main Author: Staubli, Silvia (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2017
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