Assessing LGBT People’s Perceptions of Police Legitimacy
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DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1560127
Abstract: ABSTRACT Although lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have achieved increased acceptance and access to social institutions in recent years, they have continued to be confronted with persistent homophobic attitudes, including from U.S. law… read more here.
Keywords: assessing lgbt; perceptions police; police legitimacy; legitimacy ... See more keywords
Investigating the Effects of Media Consumption on Attitudes Toward Police Legitimacy
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DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2017.1343038
Abstract: ABSTRACT Prior investigations have examined both traditional media (e.g., television news) and entertainment media (e.g., crime-related shows) on policing-related outcomes; however, less is known how contemporary forms of media, such as the Internet and social… read more here.
Keywords: toward police; consumption attitudes; media consumption; attitudes toward ... See more keywords
Political Efficacy, Police Legitimacy, and Public Support for Counterterrorism Measures in China
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DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2020.1817741
Abstract: The threat of terrorism has surfaced as a top priority in national and global security over the past two decades. Drawing upon survey data collected by the Chinese General Social Survey, this study... read more here.
Keywords: public support; efficacy police; legitimacy public; support counterterrorism ... See more keywords
Young people, procedural justice and police legitimacy in Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1080/10439463.2015.1077836
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most findings from developed western societies – particularly USA and UK – have consistently found that young people's judgement about police legitimacy is built predominantly on procedural justice. Empirical investigations to test this assertion… read more here.
Keywords: justice; young people; procedural justice; police legitimacy ... See more keywords
Police Legitimacy and Homicide: A Macro-Comparative Analysis
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/soy043
Abstract: Abstract:This study tests the claim that police legitimacy affects the prevalence of homicide. Using a cross-national time-series dataset of 100 countries, I conduct a statistical analysis of the association between the extent to which the… read more here.
Keywords: legitimacy homicide; homicide; homicide macro; analysis ... See more keywords
Evaluating the shared and unique predictors of legal cynicism and police legitimacy from adolescence into early adulthood
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DOI: 10.1111/1745-9125.12230
Abstract: In different theoretical traditions, negative social conditions, attachments, and interactions shape the way individuals view the law and its agents. Although most researchers acknowledge the conceptual distinction between different legal attitudes such as legal cynicism… read more here.
Keywords: cynicism; legal cynicism; cynicism police; police legitimacy ... See more keywords