Challenging the ‘invariance’ thesis: procedural justice policing and the moderating influence of trust on citizens’ obligation to obey police

This paper examines the effects of a procedural justice policing intervention on citizens’ feelings of obligation to obey police. It examines whether the efficacy of procedural justice on citizens’ obligation to obey police may be contingent on citizens’ level of trust in police during a police-citi...

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Main Author: Murphy, Kristina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 429-437
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Procedural justice
Obligation to obey police
Trust
Randomized controlled trial
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Summary:This paper examines the effects of a procedural justice policing intervention on citizens’ feelings of obligation to obey police. It examines whether the efficacy of procedural justice on citizens’ obligation to obey police may be contingent on citizens’ level of trust in police during a police-citizen encounter.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9298-y