Police legitimacy

Police legitimacy is the extent to which members of the public view the police as legitimate, often measured in terms of the public's willingness to obey and cooperate with the police. Police legitimacy is linked to the degree of public support for, and cooperation with, the police's efforts to fight crime.[1][2] If police lose their legitimacy, it can compromise their ability and authority to work effectively.[3]

People who experience more procedural justice in police encounters view the police as more legitimate.[4] In contrast, order maintenance policing and widespread street stops appear to reduce police legitimacy among young men.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Tankebe, Justice (April 2014). Police Legitimacy. The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199843886.001.0001. ISBN 9780199843886. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. Tyler, Tom R. (1 May 2004). "Enhancing Police Legitimacy". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 593 (1): 84–99. doi:10.1177/0002716203262627.
  3. "Race, Trust and Police Legitimacy". National Institute of Justice. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. Tyler, Tom; Fagan, Jeffrey (2008). "Legitimacy and Cooperation: Why Do People Help the Police Fight Crime in Their Communities?" (PDF). Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law (6).
  5. Gau, Jacinta M.; Brunson, Rod K. (April 2010). "Procedural Justice and Order Maintenance Policing: A Study of Inner‐City Young Men's Perceptions of Police Legitimacy". Justice Quarterly. 27 (2): 255–279. doi:10.1080/07418820902763889.
  6. Tyler, Tom R.; Fagan, Jeffrey; Geller, Amanda (December 2014). "Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization". Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. 11 (4): 751–785. doi:10.1111/jels.12055.
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