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“For African Americans, intrusive [police] stops were associated with lower legitimacy, while procedurally just stops were associated with greater police legitimacy. & “Higher legitimacy is related to lower levels of criminal behavior."

Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization Table 4 shows that this set of general judgments about police behavior during street or car stops explains 41.4 percent of the variance in estimating perceived police legitimacy. Police legitimacy was found to be significantly higher among respondents who felt that the police used fair procedures that gave neighborhood views a chance to be heard to determine their policies and if the police acted fairly when they implemented them. Table 4 shows that this set of general judgments about police behavior during street or car stops explains 41.4 percent of the variance in estimating perceived police legitimacy. Police legitimacy was found to be significantly higher among respondents who felt that the police used fair procedures that gave neighborhood views a chance to be heard to determine their policies and if the police acted fairly when they implemented them. Perceived police legitimacy significantly predicted each of the three behaviors, supporting the premise of the project. Legitimacy of the police and frequency of stops, police intrusiveness in stops, police performance, and fear of crime were significant predictors of criminal behavior. Perceived police legitimacy significantly predicted each of the three behaviors, supporting the premise of the project. Legitimacy of the police and frequency of stops, police intrusiveness in stops, police performance, and fear of crime were significant predictors of criminal behavior.
Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
Tyler, Tom R. / Fagan, Jeffrey / Geller, Amanda
Vol. 11 Issue 4, pp. 751–785, 2014
10.1111/jels.12055
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