RT Article
T1 Informal Social Controls, Procedural Justice and Perceived Police Legitimacy: Do Social Bonds Influence Evaluations of Police Legitimacy?
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 39
IS 3
SP 471
OP 492
A1 Ferdik, Frank V.
A2 Wolfe, Scott E.
A2 Blasco, Nick
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764200829
AB Although procedural justice has been a key predictor of police legitimacy, recent findings illustrate that other factors influence this outcome (i.e., low self-control and ethnic identity). However, no research to date has evaluated whether individual-level informal social controls impact police legitimacy evaluations. Survey data are used to examine the influence of parental attachment, school commitment and procedural justice on perceived police legitimacy. While procedural justice significantly predicted legitimacy evaluations, no significant relationships were observed between parental attachment, school commitment and police legitimacy. The effects of procedural justice on legitimacy assessments, however, were modestly significantly moderated by parental attachment and school commitment. To maintain legitimacy, police officers should interact with citizens in procedurally fair manners. These results should also be of value concerning how parents and schools legally socialize adolescents.
K1 Process-based model of regulation
K1 Social Bond
K1 Informal Social Control
K1 Legitimacy
K1 Procedural Justice
DO 10.1007/s12103-013-9230-6