Legitimacy and Cooperation: Why Do People Help the Police Fight Crime in Their Communities?
Legitimacy and Cooperation: Why Do People Help the Police Fight Crime in Their Communities?
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合法性与合作：为什么人们帮助警察打击社区犯罪？
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2010
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J. Fagan
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作者：
T. Tyler;J. Fagan
过去的研究表明，合法性鼓励遵守法律。本研究通过探讨合法性对与警察和邻居合作打击社区犯罪的影响，扩展了对合法性影响的考虑。它采用了小组研究设计，并侧重于纽约市的居民。研究发现，合法性塑造了与警察的合作，对与社区其他人的合作影响较小。与先前的研究结果一致，合法性本身被认为与警察行使权力所使用的程序的公正性有关。最后，本研究探讨了与警察的个人经验对合法性和合作的影响。结果表明，在个人经历过程中经历程序正义增加了合法性，无论结果的可接受性。这些结果表明，警察一般可以通过使用公正的程序来提高其合法性。
Past research indicates that legitimacy encourages compliance with the law. This study extends consideration of the influence of legitimacy by exploring its impact on cooperation with the police and with neighbors to combat crime in one’s community. It uses a panel study design and focuses upon the residents of New York City. The study finds that legitimacy shapes cooperation with the police and has a lesser influence on cooperation with others in the community. Consistent with the findings of prior research, legitimacy itself is found to be linked to the justice of the procedures used by the police to exercise their authority. Finally, the study explores the influence of personal experience with the police on legitimacy and cooperation. Results suggest that experiencing procedural justice during a personal experience increases legitimacy, irrespective of the favorability of the outcome. These results suggest that the police can generally enhance their legitimacy by using fair procedures.