Legitimacy-Based Policing and the Promotion of Community Vitality

by Tom Tyler and Caroline Nobo

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 acceptance of police decisions, willingness to cooperate with the police, and citizen engagement in communities. Police legitimacy is found to be strongly tied to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009308041
• ISBN13: 9781009308045
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"