Author ORCID Identifier

Justin Nix

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-30-2015

Publication Title

Crime & Delinquency

Volume

63

Issue

8

First Page

951

Last Page

975

Abstract

Tyler’s process-based model of regulation suggests that when citizens perceive the police as a legitimate authority, they are more likely to cooperate in the form of reporting crimes and providing information to the police. Yet most studies have considered citizens’ perceptions of police legitimacy—few studies have asked the police what they feel makes them legitimate in the eyes of the public. Likewise, no studies have considered whether the police believe legitimacy is associated with cooperation from the public. The present study addresses this gap using data from a stratified sample of U.S. police executives. Findings suggest police believe performance, rather than procedural justice, is the key to generating cooperation from the public.

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© The Author(s) 2015

© 2015 by SAGE Publications

The final, published version of the article can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0011128715597696.

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