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Title
The impact of procedural injustice during police-citizen encounters: the role of officer gender
Description
This study examined the effects of procedural injustice during hypothetical police-citizen encounters. Specifically, the main effects of procedural injustice on emotional responses to police treatment, components of police legitimacy, and willingness to cooperate with the police were assessed. Importantly, this study also tested whether the effect of procedural injustice was invariant across officer gender. A factorial vignette survey that consisted of two different police encounter scenarios (i.e., potential stalking incident and traffic accident) was administered to a university-based sample (N = 525). Results showed that the effect of procedural injustice during such encounters had a powerful and significant influence on participants’ emotional responses (e.g., anger), legitimacy perceptions, and the willingness to cooperate. These effects appeared to be consistent regardless of whether the treatment was doled out by a male or female police officer. Implications of the findings in terms of theory and future research are discussed.
Date Created
2019
Contributors
- Brown, Katharine Leigh (Author)
- Reisig, Michael D (Thesis advisor)
- Holtfreter Reisig, Kristy L (Committee member)
- Telep, Cody W. (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
iv, 41 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.53582
Statement of Responsibility
by Katharine Leigh Brown
Description Source
Viewed on April 16, 2020
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2019
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-35)
Field of study: Criminology and criminal justice
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- 2019-05-15 12:26:28
System Modified
- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
- 3 years ago
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