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Police-Community Relations

Police studies program for at-risk youth in youth villages: program evaluation and understanding the psychological mechanism behind participation in the program and perceptions towards police legitimacy

Pages 640-656 | Received 05 Aug 2018, Accepted 25 Dec 2019, Published online: 07 Jan 2020

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