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Procedural Justice, Trust, and Institutional Legitimacy

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This paper summarizes ‘procedural justice’ approaches to policing, contrasting these to the more politically dominant discourse about policing as crime control. It argues that public trust in policing is needed partly because this may result in public cooperation with justice, but more importantly because public trust in justice builds institutional legitimacy and thus public compliance with the law and commitment to the rule of law. Some recent survey findings are presented in support of this perspective.

Source: Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice

DOI: 10.1093/police/paq027

Authors: M. Hough, J. Jackson, B. Bradford, A. Myhill, P. Quinton

Institution: King's College London

Language: English

Topic: Policing Practices and Perceptions

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2065128488