Turning the corner on procedural justice theory: exploring reverse causality with an experimental vignette in a longitudinal survey

Traditional police procedural justice theory argues that citizen perceptions of fair treatment by police officers increase police legitimacy, which leads to an increased likelihood of legal compliance. Recently, Nagin and Telep (2017) criticized these causal assumptions, arguing that prior literatur...

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Authors: Trinkner, Rick (Author) ; Cohn, Ellen S. (Author) ; Mays, Ryan D. (Author) ; Rebellon, Cesar J. (Author) ; Van Gundy, Karen T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 661-671
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Police
Procedural Justice
Legitimacy
juvenile justice
Delinquency
Reverse causality
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Summary:Traditional police procedural justice theory argues that citizen perceptions of fair treatment by police officers increase police legitimacy, which leads to an increased likelihood of legal compliance. Recently, Nagin and Telep (2017) criticized these causal assumptions, arguing that prior literature has not definitively ruled out reverse causality—that is, legitimacy influences perceptions of fairness and/or compliance influences perceptions of both fairness and legitimacy. The goal of the present paper was to explore this critique using experimental and correlational methodologies within a longitudinal framework.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-019-09358-1