Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-21-2015
Publication Title
Crime & Delinquency
Volume
63
Issue
10
First Page
1250
Last Page
1278
Abstract
Until recently, police legitimacy research has primarily focused on citizen perceptions of the police. However, it may be that the police believe citizens associate other factors, such as distributive justice or performance, with legitimacy. The present study adds to the literature by surveying a nationally representative sample of U.S. police officers about how they believe citizens residing in high and low crime areas of the community evaluate police in terms of legitimacy. Findings suggest that respondents believe procedural justice and distributive justice are important to citizens of both areas in terms of generating trust. At the same time, respondents believe that citizens of high and low crime areas feel obligated to obey the police for different reasons.
Recommended Citation
Nix, Justin, "Police Perceptions of Their External Legitimacy in High and Low Crime Areas of the Community" (2015). Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications. 72.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/criminaljusticefacpub/72
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© The Author(s) 2015.
© 2015 by SAGE Publications.
For the final, published version, please visit: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0011128715620627.