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The reliability of police employee counts: Comparing FBI and ICMA data, 1954–2008

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  • King, William R.
  • Cihan, Abdullah
  • Heinonen, Justin A.

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Researchers commonly use secondary data counts of police employees from police agencies. There has been some concern with using such data, yet there have been no published systematic assessments of their reliability.

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  • King, William R. & Cihan, Abdullah & Heinonen, Justin A., 2011. "The reliability of police employee counts: Comparing FBI and ICMA data, 1954–2008," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 39(5), pages 445-451.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:39:y:2011:i:5:p:445-451
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.08.002
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