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Examining macro-level impacts on procedural justice and police legitimacy

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  • Gau, Jacinta M.
  • Corsaro, Nicholas
  • Stewart, Eric A.
  • Brunson, Rod K.

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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.

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  • Gau, Jacinta M. & Corsaro, Nicholas & Stewart, Eric A. & Brunson, Rod K., 2012. "Examining macro-level impacts on procedural justice and police legitimacy," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 40(4), pages 333-343.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:40:y:2012:i:4:p:333-343
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2012.05.002
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