Purpose The swift development of digital platforms and the intricate nature of socialization
processes have greatly impacted how young people perceive the legitimacy of the police …

ABSTRACT A growing body of research has studied the role of procedural justice for
securing compliant behavior in the correctional context. The purpose of this paper is to …

Objective Explore whether exposure to positive BWC videos–particularly, acts of heroism–
affects public perceptions of police while accounting for existing trust in police. Method An …

Framing the screenshot as a tiny-but-mighty tool for digital sousveillance, this case study
explores the use of screenshots in online social justice movements, specifically those …

The present study examined the corelates of individualsvarying attitudes towards reforming
American law enforcement. Building on previous research, we hypothesized that such …

Police presence on social media has become increasingly common in recent years and has
arguably altered policing in many ways. Although research in this area is increasing, the …

Recent research has examined the relationship between individuals' news media
consumption and attitudes toward police, including how media preferences influence …

Citizen recordings of police-public encounters are increasingly surfacing on social media,
especially those in which individuals intentionally create confrontational situations to …

This study investigated how Chinese police engage with the public via WeChat to manage
their image, communicate risks, and enhance legitimacy. Drawing on supervised machine …

Public agencies in the criminal justice system (ie, law enforcement agencies, the courts, and
the corrections) need legitimacy for their survival. According to system theory, the functions …