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9 - The Police “Presence”

Public Service versus Intimidation

from Part III - The Process of Social Control as Influenced by Appearance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2019

By
Stephen A. Bishopp
Edited by
Bonnie Berry
Bonnie Berry
Affiliation:
Social Problems Research Group
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Appearance Bias and Crime , pp. 166 - 184
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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