Shaping Citizen Perceptions of Police Legitimacy: A Randomized Field Trial of Procedural Justice

By Lorraine Mazerolle, E. Antrobus, Sarah Bennett, Tom Tyler. 2013

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Subfields: Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Public Cooperation with Police (2017, background): “In a recent experimental study, researchers found that those Australian drivers subjected to procedurally just traffic encounters initiated by the police (experimental conditions) had more favorable specific and generalized attitudes toward police legitimacy compared to counterparts who experienced ”
Explaining officer compliance: The importance of procedural justice and trust inside a police organization (2015, background): “…suggests that being open to officers’ input, giving them explanations for decisions made at higher levels, and treating them fairly, could encourage organizational commitment and voluntary rule following (Colquitt et al., 2001; Mazerolle et al., 2013b; Roberts and Herrington, 2013; Tyler, 2011).”
Language from police body camera footage shows racial disparities in officer respect (2017, background): “Moreover, a person’s experiences of respect or disrespect in personal interactions with police officers play a central role in their judgments of how procedurally fair the police are as an institution, as well as their willingness to support or cooperate with the police (8, 9).”
A Systematic Social Observation Study of Police De-Escalation Tactics (2018, background): “This is important considering that feeling respected is a key component of citizens’ procedural justice evaluations (Goodman-Delahunty, 2010), which are strongly linked to police legitimacy (Mazerolle et al., 2013).”
Race and Perceptions of Police: Experimental Results on the Impact of Procedural (In)Justice (2017, positive): “…willingness to obey the law and comply with the directives of legal authorities (Fagan & Tyler, 2004; Hinds & Murphy, 2007; Hough, Jackson, & Bradford, 2013; Jackson et al., 2012; Mazerolle, Bennett, et al., 2013; Sunshine & Tyler, 2003; Tyler, 2006; Tyler & Fagan, 2008; Tyler & Huo, 2002).”
Justice from within: The relations between a procedurally just organizational climate and police organizational efficiency, endorsement of democratic policing, and officer well-being. (2016, background): “First, the broader procedural justice literature has used experimental methods to establish causal links between procedural (in)justice and the perception of legitimacy (Mazerolle et al., 2013), positive/negative emotionality (Krehbiel & Cropanzano, 2000), and the internalization of cynical views (T”
Promoting trust in police: findings from a randomised experimental field trial of procedural justice policing (2014, positive): “In this paper (Mazerolle et al , 2013), the authors found that those who believed the RBT encounter was more procedurally fair were in turn more likely to rate police in general to be procedurally fair.”
Investigating the Effects of Media Consumption on Attitudes Toward Police Legitimacy (2018, background): “Second, scholars argue that public attitudes toward the police are salient for legitimacy, accountability, and citizen compliance (Mazerolle et al. 2013; Sunshine and Tyler 2003; Tyler 1990).”
The Impact of Procedurally-Just Policing on Citizen Perceptions of Police During Traffic Stops: The Adana Randomized Controlled Trial (2016, positive): “However, as noted by Mazerolle et al. (2013), these judgments of police by citizens are not linked explicitly to assessments of speciﬁc police–citizen encounters.”
Reoffending After Release (2016, background): “Existing research among citizens has generally supported the mediating role of legitimacy in the procedural justice–compliance relationship (Mazerolle et al., 2013; Reisig et al., 2007; Sunshine & Tyler, 2003; Tankebe, 2013; Tyler & Jackson, 2014).”