Development and validation of the Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale.

Reynolds, Joshua J.; Estrada-Reynolds, Victoria; Nuñez, Narina

doi:10.1037/lhb0000281

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“…Attitudes toward police legitimacy . The Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale (APLS; Reynolds et al, 2018) was designed to measure perceptions of officer legitimacy. Through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, a 34‐item scale was developed.…”

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“…Of the 670 individuals identified as being armed with a gun, about 16% were identified as nonattacking. Officer legitimacy—the belief that officers are justified and trustworthy in their use of force—is another relevant concept when quantifying UPV (Reynolds et al, 2018). The Bureau of Justice Statistics (Davis et al, 2018) attempted to quantify excessive force by emphasizing the perceived legitimacy of officer interactions.…”

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Undue Police Violence Toward African Americans: An Analysis of Professional Counselors' Training and Perceptions

Green

Evans

2021

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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There has been increasing attention on excessive force by law enforcement because of the disproportionate impact on African Americans compared with other races. Undue police violence (UPV) is described as the use of force by the police resulting in physical, psychological, or emotional harm. This cross‐sectional study used descriptive and correlational analyses to explore the beliefs, knowledge, and skills of counselors associated with UPV. A sample of 112 individuals completed the Awareness of Undue Police Violence Survey, Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale (Reynolds et al., 2018), and Perceived Racism Scale (McNeilly, Anderson, Armstead, et al., 1996). Results showed that although 68% of counselors have worked with clients with UPV experiences, most have not engaged in advocacy efforts. Results also showed that beliefs held about UPV have a negative relationship with beliefs about officer legitimacy and a positive relationship with perceived racism. Recommendations for researchers and counselors are provided.

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Section: Undue Police Violencementioning

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Undue Police Violence Toward African Americans: An Analysis of Professional Counselors' Training and Perceptions

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Evans

2021

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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“…I surveyed and interviewed twelve (12) police officers and twelve (12) university students. Participants completed an online questionnaire, which included the 34‐item Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale (APLS) (Reynolds et al, 2018), prior to sitting down for face‐to‐face interviews. The interviews included a series of prepared questions alongside the review of selected police videos.…”

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Interpreting Police Video: A Pilot Study

Newell

2021

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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The visual records police body-worn cameras (BWCs) produce are frequently characterized as presenting more complete, comprehensive, and objective evidence of police-public encounters than other forms of evidence. Despite a growing body of research on the social impacts of BWCs, we still lack a rich understanding of what information these technologies provide viewers. This ongoing exploratory project examines how people interpret what they see in BWC footage and what judgments they make about the appropriateness of depicted police conduct. Drawing from interviews with twelve students and twelve sworn police officers, I present initial exploratory findings. Participants viewed BWC video of a police-public contact in which an officer stops a man on a sidewalk to question him, resulting in a foot chase and, ultimately, an arrest. When asked whether the officer's behavior was justified, police officer participants were more likely to focus on things like police training, procedure, and legality to justify the officer's action, while student participants were more likely to focus on the officer's demeanor, reporting that he should have been calmer and may have escalated the situation by not explaining clearly why he had initiated the stop.

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“…Practices of the police: The Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale (APLS; Reynolds et al , 2018) includes items that were developed to measure bias, quality of interpersonal treatment, trustworthiness, motivation, quality and organizational integrity, community and normative alignment. An example item from the APLS is “Police officers usually have a reason when they stop or arrest people.”…”

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Reasons and barriers for choosing police careers

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PurposeAs tensions between the police and community grow, one often called upon solution is a more diverse police force. However, building diversity presents many challenges, especially if there are barriers for choosing a career as a police officer. The present study explores motivations and barriers to becoming a police officer to help reduce the disparity between the community and police.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey of 344 persons in the US asked respondents to identify the motivations and barriers to choosing a career as a police officer. Survey questions centered on issues related to trust, police culture, practices of the police and lack of awareness of career opportunities.FindingsResults indicated that higher trust of the police, positive perceptions of police fairness and knowledge of potential police career opportunities increased an individual's interest in pursuing a career as a police officer. At the same time, negative views in these areas were barriers to interest in policing. These results give insight into where efforts can be focused to increase interest in becoming a police officer.Originality/valueThere is a lack of research on factors leading to an interest in a policing career. This study provides insight into the reasons for and barriers to entering a career in policing and provides a starting point for future research and practical implications for police departments seeking to increase interest in a policing career.

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Development and validation of the Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale.

Cited by 38 publications

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Undue Police Violence Toward African Americans: An Analysis of Professional Counselors' Training and Perceptions

Undue Police Violence Toward African Americans: An Analysis of Professional Counselors' Training and Perceptions

Interpreting Police Video: A Pilot Study

Reasons and barriers for choosing police careers

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