Building Legitimacy and Cooperation Through Fairness: Findings From 30 Countries
This brief discusses that procedural justice is a consistent foundation of police legitimacy across many national contexts, and that fair treatment may be especially important where police are widely seen as acting fairly and respectfully.
Adapted from Jackson, J., et al. (2025). Why do people cooperate with the police and criminal courts? A test of procedural justice theory in 30 countries. Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.70022.
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