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08-03-2018 | RESEARCH REPORT | Issue 1/2018

Improving Police Transparency and Accountability in Violent Encounters with African Americans

Journal:: Journal of African American Studies > Issue 1/2018

Author:: Donald R. Morton

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Title: Improving Police Transparency and Accountability in Violent Encounters with African Americans
Author:: Donald R. Morton
Publication date: 08-03-2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-018-9396-6
Publisher: Springer US
Journal: Journal of African American Studies
Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1559-1646
Electronic ISSN: 1936-4741

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