Understanding Legitimacy in Criminal Justice: Conceptual and Measurement Challenges

Preface
	References
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Theoretical Frame of Legitimacy
	Chapter 1: Historical Themes of Legitimacy
		Resuscitating the Attention to the Nature of Police Work
		Tapping into Measures of Police Legitimacy
		Policing the Racially and Economically Stratified Societies
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 2: Legitimacy and Its Critiques – A Cautionary Note
		The Process-Based Model of Policing: Procedural Justice Theory
		Empirical Evidence
		Cautionary Notes: Definitional, Conceptual, and Operational Debates
			Cautions Within the Construct of Procedural Justice
			Cautions within the Construct of Legitimacy
			Cautions with Exogenous Variables: Cooperation and Compliance
		Future Directions
			Definitions and Conceptualizations of Key Constructs
			Operationalization of Key Constructs
			Theoretical Advancement of Procedural Justice Theory
			Diversification in Methodologies to Understand Perspectives
			Robust Research Designs to Test Theoretical Models
			Advancements Leveraging Law Enforcement-Researcher Partnerships
		Conclusion
		References
Part II: Legitimacy and Its Measures
	Chapter 3: The Meaning and Measurement of Legitimacy in Criminal Justice Scholarship
		Introduction
		What Is Legitimacy?
		The Meaning of Legitimacy in Criminal Justice Scholarship
			Tyler and Colleagues
			Jackson and Colleagues
			Tankebe and Colleagues
			Summary
		The Measurement of Legitimacy in Criminal Justice Scholarship
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 4: Legitimacy and Its Consequences: With a Special Gaze at Race/Ethnicity
		Introduction
		Theoretical Underpinning of Racial and Ethnic Effects
		Consequences of Police Legitimacy
			Cooperation, Compliance, and Empowerment
		Do Race and Ethnicity Matter
			Legitimacy as the Outcome Variable
			The Impact of Race/Ethnicity on Consequences of Legitimacy
		Discussion
		References
	Chapter 5: Protest Movement and Legitimacy in Democracy – Reflections in the Era of Black Lives Matter
		Introduction
		Legitimacy, Procedural Justice, and Social Movements
		Protest Policing
		Legitimacy and the BLM Movement
		Conclusion and Implications
		References
	Chapter 6: Future Research on Legitimacy and Its Measures
		Introduction
		Legitimacy in Government
		Legitimacy in Policing
		Problems with Conceptualization and Measurement of Legitimacy
			Legitimacy as Institutionally Unique
			Legitimacy as Culturally Unique
			Legitimacy as Group-based
		Conclusion
		References
Part III: Legitimacy International
	Chapter 7: Empirical Studies of Police Legitimacy in the West: Key Findings and Innovation
		Introduction
		Research on Police Legitimacy: Considering Antecedents and Consequences of Police Legitimacy
			Early Research on Police Legitimacy
			Additional Antecedents and Consequences of Police Legitimacy
		Police Legitimacy Research Across Different Population Groups and Policing Contexts
		Police Legitimacy in the Neighborhood Context
		Methodological Approaches Used in Police Legitimacy Research
			Survey Methodology: The Most Common Approach
			Systematic Observation Methodology
			Interview and Focus-Group Methodology
			Randomized Experimental Methodology
		Future Directions for Police Legitimacy Research
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 8: Exploration of Legitimacy in East Asia
		Introduction
		Values of Focusing on East Asian Societies
		Characteristics of East Asian Societies: China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea
			China
			Japan
			South Korea
			Taiwan
		Where Do East Asian Societies Rank in Confidence in the Police?
		Police Legitimacy in East Asian Countries
			China
			Japan
			South Korea
			Taiwan
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 9: Application of Legitimacy in Africa and Latin America
		Introduction
		Factors Affecting Confidence in the Police in Cross-national Studies
		Africa
		Conclusions
		References
Index