“…Once this is the case, citizen deference is no longer dependent on sanctions or incentives provided by the authorities, but rather based on internal feelings of responsibility and obligation (Tyler, 2004(Tyler, , 2009. Police legitimacy has been found to be central to our understanding of policing, the success of legal authorities, and the origins of obedience, compliance, and cooperation with the police (National Research Council, 2004;Tyler, 2004Tyler, , 2006Weber, 1968). Studies have consistently shown that citizens are more likely to cooperate with the police, comply with their directives, accept their authority, empower them, report crime, and provide the police with information when they view them as legitimate (e.g.…”