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Policing and Society
An International Journal of Research and Policy
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The fourth power. A mapping of police oversight agencies in Europe and Quebec

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Pages 1007-1030 | Received 22 Nov 2022, Accepted 06 Jun 2023, Published online: 14 Jun 2023

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