RT Article
T1 The Effects of Justice Judgments on Police Legitimacy Across Urban Neighborhoods: A Test of the Invariance Thesis
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 67
IS 9
SP 1295
OP 1318
A1 Reisig, Michael Dean 1968-
A2 Meško, Gorazd 1965-
A2 Trinkner, Rick
A2 Flippin, Michaela
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176375281X
AB The invariance thesis posits that the effects of procedural justice judgments on police legitimacy beliefs are consistent across a variety of contexts, including urban neighborhoods. An alternative argument, one steeped in the relational model of authority, holds that procedural justice effects are weaker in high-crime communities where residents do not identify with the police and where they place more weight on instrumental concerns. This study used survey data from 1,000 adults in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The regression models showed that the association between procedural justice and police legitimacy was stronger in low-risk neighborhoods. In high-risk areas, distributive justice was a stronger correlate of legitimacy. Overall, the findings highlight how neighborhood context can moderate the influence of fairness judgments on supportive beliefs.
K1 Compliance
K1 Fairness
K1 Legal socialization
K1 Process-based model
DO 10.1177/0011128720977435