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Recruitment, Race and the Police Subculture

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... nations stumble upon establishments which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design. (Ferguson, 1767)

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Holdaway, S. (1994). Recruitment, Race and the Police Subculture. In: Stephens, M., Becker, S. (eds) Police Force, Police Service. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23327-4_4

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