Satisfaction with the Police in Chile: The Importance of Legitimacy and Fair Treatment

Abstract

This study addresses a void in the literature on public attitudes toward police in Latin America. It integrates three theoretical models of the determinants of citizen satisfaction with police work in Chile: demographic, quality of life in the neighborhood, and experiential. The study tested the integrated model using a novel random sample of 996 individuals living in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. The results underscore the importance of legitimacy centered on fair treatment, respect for human rights, and the perception that the police represent society. The findings are also significant for the Chilean institutional political process and for the Latin American police reform debate.

Human Rights and the Law Enforcement in the Criminal Justice System: A case study of the City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines

“…What are the practical guides of the police officers of the San Jose del Monte City Police Station Office to conform to the law of human rights?LITERATURE REVIEWPolicing and the criminal justice system would only encourage the public's trust once dignity and equality are upheld in protecting and serving the community. Over the last few years, the massive extra-judicial killings and disappearances of individuals who are persons of interest in violating human rights in the Philippines have caught the attention of all human rights advocates all over the globe Dammert et al (2021). determined various contributing factors to the public trust in police officers in Latin America.…”