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Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy
Volume 33, 2023 - Issue 7
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Research Articles

The foundations of defiance: examining the psychological underpinnings of ethnic minority defiance toward police

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Pages 802-819 | Received 18 Nov 2022, Accepted 03 Apr 2023, Published online: 18 Apr 2023

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