Legitimacy-Based Policing and the Promotion of Community Vitality

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Tom Tyler (Yale University, Connecticut) Caroline Nobo (Justice Collaboratory, Yale Law School, Connecticut)

Legitimacy-Based Policing and the Promotion of Community Vitality

Tom Tyler (Yale University, Connecticut), Caroline Nobo (Justice Collaboratory, Yale Law School, Connecticut)

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Cambridge University Press
26 January 2023

Research methods: general; Social services & welfare, criminology; Crime & criminology

Series: Elements in Criminology

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 the level of fairness exercised by police authority, i.e. to procedural justice. Taken together these two ideas create an alternative framework for policing that relies upon the policed community's willing acceptance of and cooperation with the law. Studies show that this framework is as effective in lowering crime as the traditional carceral paradigm, an approach that relies on the threat or use of force to motivate compliance. It is also more effective in motivating willing cooperation and in encouraging people to engage in their communities in ways that promote social, economic and political development. We demonstrate that adopting this model benefits police departments and police officers as well as promoting community vitality. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Tom Tyler (Yale University Connecticut), Caroline Nobo (Justice Collaboratory, Yale Law School, Connecticut)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 147g
ISBN: 9781009308045
ISBN 10: 1009308041
Series: Elements in Criminology
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 26 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. The coercive model; 3. Psychological models of authority; 4. Legitimacy-based policing; 5. Expanding the goals of policing; 6. Expanding participation when identifying community problems and solutions; 7. Conclusion.