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  1. Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

    Kristina Murphy

  2. Yale Law School, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Tom R. Tyler

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Murphy, K., Tyler, T.R. Experimenting with procedural justice policing. J Exp Criminol 13, 287–292 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-017-9300-8

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