Trust and Legitimacy in Criminal Justice: European Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Trust in Transition: Legitimacy of Criminal Justice in Transitional Societies....Pages 3-31
Sentencing, Legitimacy, and Public Opinion....Pages 33-51
Procedural Justice for Victims in an International Perspective....Pages 53-64
Empowering the Victims of Crime: A Real Goal of the Criminal Justice System or No More Than a Pipe Dream?....Pages 65-91
Is Legitimacy Police Property?....Pages 93-110
Lost in Transition: Criminal Justice Reforms and the Crises of Legitimacy in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 111-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Empirical Legitimacy as Two Connected Psychological States....Pages 137-160
Assessing Validity of Different Legitimacy Constructs Applying Structural Equation Modeling....Pages 161-187
Do We Trust Them? Public Opinion on Police Work in Plural Policing Environments in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 189-202
Trust in the German Police: Determinants and Consequences for Reporting Behavior....Pages 203-229
Legitimacy of Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Results from a Cross-National Law Student Survey....Pages 231-260
Police Self-Legitimacy, Use of Force, and Pro-organizational Behavior in Slovenia....Pages 261-277
Back Matter....Pages 279-293