Police officer self-legitimacy: the role of organizational fit

White, David R.; Kyle, Michael; Schafer, Joseph

doi:10.1108/pijpsm-03-2020-0035

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“…Research on supervisor fit found role ambiguity was more likely when misfit in role orientation existed between the officer and supervisor (Ingram, 2013); job satisfaction increased when the fit was high (Ingram and Lee, 2015). In another study, higher officer fit was associated with higher self-legitimacy or confidence in authority (White et al, 2020), and organizational fit with managers, public service motivation and self-legitimacy were positively associated with job satisfaction (White et al, 2021).…”

Section: Person−environment Fitmentioning

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“…Originating from organizational psychology, the premise is that the congruence between an individual and their organizational environment may influence outcomes like stress, job satisfaction and turnover (Edwards and Shipp, 2007;Edwards et al, 1998;Kristof-Brown et al, 2005). Recent work suggests that the PÀE fit framework can help build on our understanding of officers in the policing organization (Ingram, 2013;Ingram and Lee, 2015;White et al, 2020White et al, , 2021. Adding to this limited research, we use the personÀenvironment fit framework to explore officers' perceptions of stress, job satisfaction and turnover contemplation.…”

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Examining police officers’ perceptions of stress: the role of Person−environment fit

Rief

Clinkinbeard

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between officer perceptions of fit in their organization and stress (organizational and operational), overall job satisfaction and turnover contemplation (within the last 6 months).Design/methodology/approachThe authors used cross-sectional survey data from a sample of 832 officers from two Midwest police departments to examine the relationships between fit, stress and work-related attitudes.FindingsPerceived stress and organizational fit were strong predictors of overall job satisfaction and turnover contemplation; organizational fit accounted for the most variation in stress, satisfaction and turnover contemplation. Organizational stress partially mediated the relationship between organizational fit and job satisfaction and organizational fit and turnover contemplation.Research ImplicationsMore research is needed to identify predictors of organizational fit perceptions among police officers.Practical implicationsFindings indicate that agencies should pay close attention to the organizational culture and structure when trying to address issues of officer well-being and retention. Further, the person−environment framework can be a useful tool in examining police occupational outcomes.Originality/valueThe authors findings contribute to research on officer stress by exploring perceptions of organizational fit as a predictor of stress and unpacking how officer stress matters to important work outcomes, including job satisfaction and thoughts of turnover, by considering stress as a mediator between organizational fit and these work outcomes.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Examining police officers’ perceptions of stress: the role of Person−environment fit

Rief

Clinkinbeard

2021

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“…Public opinion is crucial for police entrenchment or reform, and public sentiment acts as a mechanism for police accountability in at least three ways. First, the sense of “self-legitimacy,” officers’ sense of their right to exercise police power, is at least partially influenced by the degree to which they believe the public supports their efforts (Nix & Wolfe; 2017; D. White et al, 2020).…”

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Understanding Police Agencies’ Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in Vehicle Stops

Craig

Blount‐Hill

2022

Crime & Delinquency

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Extant literature on traffic stops indicates that disparate enforcement of traffic laws is pervasive, violative of individuals’ constitutional liberties, and can have a lasting impact on the psyches of those subjected to it. This issue takes center stage in Missouri, a state that has often been alleged to engage in racial profiling, because disproportionality has persisted despite legislation to address it. To this point, several quantitative investigations of Missouri traffic stop data have answered many important questions regarding the existence and prevalence of disparities. However, there is a dearth of qualitative research that focuses on police agencies’ reactions to the data outcomes. The current study addresses this gap by analyzing written responses from Missouri agencies submitted with stop statistics. Findings reveal that agencies use responses to provide several types of justifications, excuses, and mitigating circumstances to explain existing disparities.

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“…A few exceptions employed two separate self-legitimacy scales (Gau and Paoline, 2021) or a single external legitimacy scale only (Jonathan-Zamir and Harpaz, 2014). Overall, officer self-legitimacy has only been examined by a relatively small number of procedural justice studies, treated as a PIJPSM 44,5 dependent variable (Gau and Paoline, 2021;Nix and Wolfe, 2017;White et al, 2020), an independent variable (Jonathan-Zamir and Harpaz, 2018) or both (Bradford and Quinton, 2014;Tankebe, 2019;Tankebe and Mesko, 2015).…”

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“…One study showed that stronger organizational justice (measured by a composite reflecting both agency and management justice) is inclined to stimulate higher self-legitimacy among officers in a sheriff's department (Nix and Wolfe, 2017). A second study revealed that officers with higher value alignment levels with their supervisors expressed more confidence in their authority (White et al, 2020). Nonetheless, contradictory evidence indicating a statistically nonsignificant relationship between supervisory procedural justice and self-legitimacy is also demonstrated among the US (Gau and Paoline, 2021) and the UK police officers (Tankebe, 2019).…”

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Does officer self-legitimacy mediate the linkage between internal and external procedural justice? Evidence from Taiwanese police officers

Chen¹,

Sun

et al. 2021

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PurposeThis paper aims to assess whether internal procedural justice is directly and indirectly through self-legitimacy connected to external procedural justice among Taiwanese police officers.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data used in this study were collected from 316 Taiwanese police officers in 2019. Structural equation modeling was performed to examine the direct and indirect relationships between internal and external procedural justice.FindingsSupervisors' internal procedural justice is directly related to the external procedural justice rendered to the public by police officers. Internal procedural justice also directly enhances officers' perceptions of internal legitimacy and external legitimacy. Greater senses of internal legitimacy are then accompanied by higher external procedural justice.Research limitations/implicationsSurvey data collected from a non-random sample of officers limit the study findings' generalizability. Organizational justice in the form of supervisory justice is instrumental in promoting officers' perception of self-legitimacy and their delivery of fair treatment to the public.Originality/valueThe present study represents a first attempt to link two important veins of studies in recent policing literature, organizational justice and officer self-legitimacy. This study provides needed evidence to support the value of supervisory justice in policing in a non-Western democracy.

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Police officer self-legitimacy: the role of organizational fit

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

Examining police officers’ perceptions of stress: the role of Person−environment fit

Examining police officers’ perceptions of stress: the role of Person−environment fit

Understanding Police Agencies’ Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Disproportionality in Vehicle Stops

Does officer self-legitimacy mediate the linkage between internal and external procedural justice? Evidence from Taiwanese police officers

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