Campus Police Cooperation and Legitimacy: Extending the Procedural Justice Model

Aiello, Michael; Lawton, Brian

doi:10.1080/01639625.2017.1410618

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“…When the public views the police as respected authority figures who have a legitimate right to enforce the law, they are more likely to cooperate with the police. Studies also generally support this assertion, finding a positive relationship between legitimacy and cooperation levels (Aiello and Lawton, 2018;Bolger and Walters, 2019;Sun et al, 2017;Sunshine and Tyler, 2003;Tyler, 2004;Tyler et al, 2010). In brief, the central mediating role of legitimacy in connecting procedural justice and cooperation is supported by a large number of studies, as indicated by a metaanalysis based on 56 studies and 88 individual samples conducted by Bolger and Walters (2019).…”

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“…When the police are perceived as fair and just during their routine stops and encounters with the public, they are viewed as having a legitimate right to uphold the law and tell people what to do. Research generally supports this relationship, finding that procedural justice positively influences perceptions of police legitimacy (Aiello and Lawton, 2018;Gau et al, 2012;Reisig et al, 2007;Sun et al, 2017;Jackson et al, 2012;Wolfe et al, 2016). The legitimacy model also proposes that perceptions of police legitimacy are associated with public cooperation with the police (Tyler, 1990).…”

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Public cooperation with police in Detroit: a testing of three perspectives

Khatchatourian

MacFarland

Thai

et al. 2022

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PurposeWhile public support for and cooperation with the police has been deemed vital for police effectiveness, what shapes such support and cooperation has not been fully examined. The purpose of this study is to explore three perspectives on public cooperation with police simultaneously: (1) police legitimacy, (2) legal cynicism, and (3) neighborhood norms.Design/methodology/approachThe data used in this study came from a survey conducted with 408 residents across three neighborhoods in Detroit, Michigan, in 2009. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression was used to assess the relationship between the three groups of theory-based predictors, representing police legitimacy, legal cynicism, and neighborhood norms, and the dependent variable of cooperation.FindingsThe findings partially support the legitimacy model, as trust in police, but not perceived obligation to obey, predicts cooperation with police. This study provides strong support for the legal cynicism and neighborhood norms perspectives. Specifically, residents who have higher levels of legal cynicism and who report a stronger anti-snitch neighborhood subculture report being less inclined to cooperate with the police.Originality/valueThis study is the first to compare the relative influences of three major perspectives on public cooperation. Future studies should continue to analyze competing theories in explaining public cooperation with the police and determine if findings from this study are applicable to locations outside Detroit.

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Public cooperation with police in Detroit: a testing of three perspectives

Khatchatourian

MacFarland

Thai

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“…The following literature review begins with an overview of policing on college campuses. Campus policing research is largely color-evasive due to the use of frameworks that avoid a thorough engagement with race and racism (Annamma et al, 2017), even going so far as to minimize significant findings correlated with race (Aiello & Lawton, 2018). I address the pitfalls of color-evasive research by contextualizing the study within the body of scholarship on racism in higher education.…”

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Protecting the university, policing race: A case study of campus policing.

Dizon

2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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This exploratory instrumental case study provides a nuanced look at campus policing and its relationship to the well-documented perpetuation of racial inequality in U.S. higher education. To accomplish this broad goal, the study examines the experiences and perceptions of campus policing with one group, Black undergraduate men. Combining the theoretical perspectives of racial formation theory and boundaries, the major themes describe (a) how race is embedded into campus police practices, namely campus crime alerts and identification checks and (b) social practices utilized by Black undergraduates to evade campus police harm. The analysis supports the perspective that campus policing represents a racial project due to how race is a marker for granting or limiting access to the university and the benefits of campus police protection.

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“…For example, Wilson and Wilson (2015) found that nearly one-quarter of surveyed campus police officers did not perceive themselves as "real police." Studies of both the campus community specifically and the wider municipal community find the public often does not understand what campus police actually do, which likely contributes to this misperception of campus police as a whole (Aiello & Lawton, 2018;Patten et al, 2016;Wada et al, 2010;Wilson & Wilson, 2015;Youstin & Kopp, in press).…”

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Assessing the Utility of Body-Worn Cameras for Collegiate Police Agencies

Gaub

2021

Police Quarterly

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Nearly all scholarship on body-worn cameras (BWCs) has focused on municipal police departments, as they comprise a majority of sworn agencies. Given the unique environment of collegiate law enforcement agencies, however, it is possible that their paths to BWCs—and the benefits and challenges they experience—vary from that of more traditional agencies. Using a survey of 126 collegiate police departments and in-depth interviews with 15 collegiate police executives, this study describes their goals, challenges, and benefits related to BWCs. Importantly, it also describes the decision-making of agencies that chose not to implement BWCs, giving voice to an understudied population and providing guidance to special agencies in making the decision to adopt BWCs. The most notable benefits and challenges interrelate with their placement as part of institutions of higher education, such as the impact of collegiate privacy concerns (e.g., FERPA) and the utility of BWC footage in both law enforcement and educational processes.

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Campus Police Cooperation and Legitimacy: Extending the Procedural Justice Model

Cited by 12 publications

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Public cooperation with police in Detroit: a testing of three perspectives

Public cooperation with police in Detroit: a testing of three perspectives

Protecting the university, policing race: A case study of campus policing.

Assessing the Utility of Body-Worn Cameras for Collegiate Police Agencies

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