Police legitimacy and community policing in Slovenia

In democratic societies, police legitimacy is an essential element of citizens’ voluntary compliance with authority. Drawing on the data from a survey of 1,022 citizens in Slovenia, this study examined the correlates of police legitimacy and citizens’ preparedness to cooperate with the police and th...

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Main Author: Meško, Gorazd (Author)
Contributors: Hacin, Rok
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 4, Pages: 303-316
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Keywords:
Legitimacy
Police
Community Policing
legitimnost
policija
policijsko delo v skupnosti
Slovenia
Slovenija
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Summary:In democratic societies, police legitimacy is an essential element of citizens’ voluntary compliance with authority. Drawing on the data from a survey of 1,022 citizens in Slovenia, this study examined the correlates of police legitimacy and citizens’ preparedness to cooperate with the police and their support of community policing. Multivariate statistical analyses showed that feelings of obligation to obey, trust in the police, procedural justice, police effectiveness, relations with police officers, gender and age all influence police legitimacy. In turn, positive perceptions of police legitimacy and effectiveness, positive relations with police officers, feelings of obligation to obey, gender and higher levels of education influence preparedness to cooperate with the police. Finally, support of community policing was influenced by police legitimacy, police effectiveness, relations with police officers, gender and higher levels of education. The findings highlighted the importance of police legitimacy in ensuring citizens’ cooperation and their support for community policing.
V demokratičnih družbah legitimnost policije predstavlja temeljni element prostovoljne podreditve avtoriteti pri prebivalcih. Študija se, izhajajoč iz vzorca 1.022 prebivalcev Slovenije, osredotoča na korelacije med legitimnostjo policije ter pripravljenostjo za sodelovanje in podporo policijskemu delu v skupnosti pri prebivalcih. Multivariatne statistične analize so pokazale, da se občutek podrediti se, zaupanje v policijo, postopkovna pravičnost, učinkovitost policije, odnosi s policisti, spol in starost povezujejo z zaznavo legitimnosti policije pri prebivalcih. Hkrati pozitivna zaznava legitimnosti in učinkovitost policije, dobri odnosi s policisti, občutki dolžnosti podrediti se, spol in višja raven izobrazbe vplivajo na pripravljenost prebivalcev za sodelovanje s policijo. Na podporo policijskemu delu v skupnosti pri prebivalcih vplivajo legitimnost policije, učinkovitost policije, odnosi s policisti, spol in višja raven izobrazbe. Ugotovitve so izpostavile pomembnost legitimnosti policije pri zagotavljanju sodelovanja prebivalcev in njihovo podporo policijskemu delu v skupnosti.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 314-316
ISSN:0034-690X