RT Article
T1 Why Young People Obey Private Security Guards? A Scenario-Based Study
JF Journal of contemporary criminal justice
VO 36
IS 1
SP 144
OP 160
A1 Moreira, Samuel
A1 Cardoso, Carla
A2 Cardoso, Carla
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1794878300
AB Private security guards (PSG) are prominent social control agents in many contexts of youth attendance. However, studies about youth’s acceptance of PSG authority are scarce. In a scenario-based survey, this study examines youngsters’ compliance with three types of PSG requests and explores factors influencing compliance, particularly instrumental and normative ones. Findings from 631 high school students from the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto (Portugal) suggest that youth typically obey PSG requests, and that perceptions about the role of PSG in protecting public interests and normative judgments about these guards and their requests are important in shaping compliance. Interestingly, variations according to the type of demand are observed. Youth obey more and see their requests as more legitimate when those requests echo shared moral positions.
K1 Compliance
K1 Instrumental judgments
K1 Normative judgments
K1 Private Security
K1 Youth
DO 10.1177/1043986219890206