Bridging the gap: Advancing policy process theory through the study of policing subsystems.
For more than forty years, giants in the field have argued that the study of policing can deepen our understanding of key concepts in the policy process literature. Despite this, there remains a noticeable gap in policy‐driven policing research. This article revisits that gap—not solely to integrate...
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2026
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