Title

Examining Macro-Level Impacts On Procedural Justice And Police Legitimacy

Abstract

Purpose: Many studies have lent empirical support to the procedural justice model of police legitimacy; however, there has, as yet, not been widespread consideration of the potential impact of neighborhood- and community-level factors on people's perceptions of procedural justice or police legitimacy. The present study integrates the macro-level policing literature with the psychological-based procedural justice framework to uncover what effects, if any, the sociostructural environment has on procedural justice and police legitimacy. Methods: Hierarchical linear modeling integrates census and survey data within a single, mid-sized city. Results: Concentrated disadvantage exerted a marginally-significant impact on procedural justice, and on police legitimacy while controlling for procedural justice. Procedural justice remained the strongest predictor of legitimacy, even when accounting for macro-level characteristics. Conclusions: The effect of procedural justice on police legitimacy appears to be robust against the deleterious impacts of concentrated disadvantage. This has implications for procedural justice research, theory, and policing. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

Publication Date

7-1-2012

Publication Title

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volume

40

Issue

4

Number of Pages

333-343

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.05.002

Socpus ID

84862539558 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84862539558

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