Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive literature review of
empirical studies that have examined perceptions and attitudes of the police across various …

This research updates and expands upon Decker's article “Citizen attitudes toward the
police: a review of past findings and suggestions for future policy” by summarizing the …

The mission of policing is “to protect and serve,” but recent events suggest that many
Americans, and especially Black Americans, do not feel protected from the police …

Democratic policing today is a widely used approach to policing not only in Western
societies but increasingly around the world. Yet it is rarely defined and it is little understood …

Objectives This study tests the generality of Tyler's process-based model of policing by
examining whether the effect of procedural justice and competing variables (ie, distributive …

What does it mean to trust the police? What makes the police legitimate in the eyes of the
policed? What builds trust, legitimacy and cooperation, and what undermines the bond …

In the United States, the exercise of police authority—and the public's trust that police
authority is used properly—is a recurring concern. Contemporary prescriptions for police …

Tyler's process-based model of policing suggests that the police can enhance their
perceived legitimacy and trustworthiness in the eyes of the public when they exercise their …

This chapter describes several methodological innovations that enhance researchers' ability
to test key propositions and to refine causal models relevant to social disorganization theory …

This article examines the impact of personal experience on popular assessments of the
quality of police service. Following past research, it addresses the influence of personal and …