Legitimacy-Based Policing and the Promotion of Community Vitality

• Main Author: Tyler, Tom
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 22.12.2022
• Edition: New edition
• Series: Elements in Criminology
• Subjects: Crime and criminology; criminology; Police; Police-community relations; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; research methods in sociology and criminology; Research methods: general; Social services and welfare, criminology; Society and Social Sciences

This Element presents the history, research, and future potential for an alternative and effective model of policing called 'legitimacy-based policing'. This model is driven by social psychology theory and informed by research findings showing that legitimacy of the police shapes public ac...