In response to the changing nature of policing in the United States, and current climate of
police–citizen relations, research has begun to explore the consequences of adolescent …

Introduction Understanding police legitimacy among children and youth is important for
building a just and democratic society. Although the volume of studies on police legitimacy …

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 …

Research generally supports that immigrants engage in less crime than the native-born;
however, theory behind the immigrant-crime link has a foundation largely rooted in …

Our goal was to investigate how increased police presence and contact are related to police-
community relations, and whether this relationship may be different for those who are more …

Knowing why people stop offending over time and criminal justice agencies' roles in this
process is essential for designing effective crime control interventions. Legal authorities …

Testing theory developed in one society in another society is a much-needed exercise in
today's shrinking world. This chapter summarizes the findings on legitimacy in Africa and …

Numerous studies have examined how acculturation affects Latino neighborhoods and how
legal cynicism affects Latino neighborhoods. Acculturation has been linked with low crime …