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HUMAN ecology and rural policing: A grounded theoretical analysis of how personal constraints and community characteristics influence strategies of law enforcement in rural New South Wales, Australia

Patrick Jobes School of Social Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
Pages 3-19 | Published online: 27 Oct 2010

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