The mission of policing is “to protect and serve,” but recent events suggest that many
Americans, and especially Black Americans, do not feel protected from the police …

In the United States, the exercise of police authority—and the public's trust that police
authority is used properly—is a recurring concern. Contemporary prescriptions for police …

Purpose We argue that the police have been adversely impacted by Ferguson-related
negative publicity in ways beyond the supposed increase in crime (eg, reduced motivation …

Objectives The procedural justice model of legal socialization holds that personal fairness
judgments influence criminal offending directly and indirectly, via legal orientations (eg …

This study examines public perceptions of police militarization, specifically whether
individuals believe police are too militarized, and support for practices associated with …

In different theoretical traditions, negative social conditions, attachments, and interactions
shape the way individuals view the law and its agents. Although most researchers …

Procedural justice theory increasingly guides policing reforms in the United States and
abroad. Yet the primary sources of perceived police procedural justice are still unclear …

Objective Examine youths' perceptions of police legitimacy. Study one establishes age-
graded trends in perceptions from childhood into adolescence. Study two tests whether a …

We examined whether police officer self-legitimacy moderates the effect of supervisor
procedural injustice on organizational trust. Data from a sample of sheriff's deputies (N …

Despite considerable evidence that police legitimacy results in beneficial outcomes like
compliance, cooperation, and empowerment, scholars have yet to agree on how to define …