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In search of police legitimacy : territoriality, isomorphism, and changes in policing practices / Jonathon A. Cooper.

Author/creator Cooper, Jonathon A., 1982-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoEl Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., LLC, 2014.
Descriptionxvi, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Criminal justice: recent scholarship
Contents List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Organizational legitimacy and the policing mandate -- Using isomorphism to explain aggregate police behavior -- Measuring policing isomorphism : challenges and solutions -- Crime and policing in DC -- Examining territoriality and isomorphism -- Examining social ecology and sovereigns -- Towards a theoretical model of territorial isomorphism and policing -- Future directions in policing practice and research -- Appendix a: additional tables -- Appendix b: additional figures -- References -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013050534
ISBN9781593327248 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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