Law students' trust in the courts and the police

Machura, Stefan; Love, Thomas T.; Dwight, Adam

doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2014.05.001

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“…Citizenpolice relations improve if police are seen to respect individual's rights, act politely and without bias, provide the opportunity to voice one's views, and adhere to social values and legal norms. The more people perceive police to perform their duties in this way, the higher levels of trust are (Tyler et al 2015;Dalton et al 2009;Bradford 2014;Oliveira and Murphy 2015;Machura et al 2014Machura et al , 2019. The regard in which minority language speakers and locals generally hold the police may thus rise and fall with the quality of police work not only how effective police deal with crime and respond to concerns but also by the perceived fairness of police officers.…”

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“…Previous research in north-west Wales has identified some factors relevant for students' trust in the police (Heenan et al 2008;Dalton et al 2009;Machura et al 2013Machura et al , 2019. Older students showed less overall trust (Machura et al 2014); they might have had more negative personal experiences, news coverage or other information. One special aspect is the influence of university education on trust in the police.…”

Section: Other Factors Explaining Trust In the Police In A Welsh Contextmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…One special aspect is the influence of university education on trust in the police. In a previous panel study focused on law students, police trust was related to aspects of studying law and to discussions with fellow students (Machura et al 2014). Another study has shown that members of the general local population in Bangor and neighbouring areas trust the local North Wales Police-which has adopted a strictly bilingual policy-more if they prefer to communicate in Welsh (Machura et al 2019).…”

Section: Other Factors Explaining Trust In the Police In A Welsh Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although heavily edited, the shows purportedly depict the 'reality' of policing. The effect on trust in the police is yet to be further determined (Dirikx et al 2013;Machura et al 2014). The media are only one of several factors that can be classified as 'indirect experiences' with institutions.…”

Section: Other Factors Explaining Trust In the Police In A Welsh Contextmentioning

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Welsh Nationalism, Language and Students’ Trust in the UK Police

Machura

Almjnoni²,

Vavrik³

et al. 2020

Int J Polit Cult Soc

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Where nationality, coupled to minority language, forms a key factor of identities, and there is a history of conflict, it may be difficult for the police to command trust. In north-west Wales, Welsh is the language of the majority. Against the background of historic experiences of exploitation, oppression, and perceived neglect by English authorities, many locals have a negative view of the UK police. But what characterises those who are most in opposition? A total of 283 students at Bangor University participated in a questionnaire study. Results show that students who prefer to communicate in Welsh rather than English are more likely to distrust the UK police. While there are deep rooted tensions based on national identity, the police may gain trust from different sources compensating the cultural divide. They include mass media reports and experiences with the police. Overall however, the results support the group position theory applied to relations between people identifying with different nations.

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Section: Other Factors Explaining Trust In the Police In A Welsh Contextmentioning

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“…By contrast, Kimberlainne Podlas (Podlas (2009) and 2012) as well as Salzmann and Dunwoody have examined the impact of television and found its impact to be rather less than had been assumed (Salzmann and Dunwoody (2005)). Further attempts to assess the impact of the media on audiences have been chronicled by Machura, (Machura (2011) ) as well as later related work by Machura, Love and Dwight (Machura, Love and Dwight (2014). Although these are all limited studies they do indicate the beginnings of a potentially valuable link between law and popular culture and with socio-legal approaches to legal phenomena.…”

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13. Future directions in law and popular culture: a British perspective

Robson¹

2018

Handbook of Communication in the Legal Sphere

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Law and popular culture has truly come of age. The books, collections of essays and individual essays which have been published over the past 20 years constitute a clear and growing area of academic endeavour on film (see Bibliography) and to a lesser extent television (ibid). Most recently scholars have reached out to emphasise the links with other related fields (see Wagner and Sherwin (2014); Ogletree and Sarat (2015); Sharp and Leiboff (2016); Picart, Jacobsen and Greek (2016)). There have been, however, limited links with the related field of law and literature and few individual scholars work in both areas. There is a wealth of both material as well as a range of different approaches. Some of these show the way in which the use of popular culture can supplement legal study and involve truly imaginative approaches to areas of scholarship (Robson (2005)). As with much intellectual endeavour there is scholarship which uses specialist language which demands a high degree of sophistication from the audience. There is also always the issue of methodology. In essence, why readers should find writers' comments and analysis convincing is not always made entirely clear. Studies in the field of law and popular culture are paradoxical. They are, on the one hand, highly international. We watch, it seems, the same films and see the same television series whether we are in North America, Europe or Australia. Developments, however, are significantly local affairs. Our legal systems are markedly different, whether it be approaches-common law to Codes-or personnel-elected judges to professional civil servants. Our educational practices are quite distinctive. The role of the media in the shaping of perceptions of law and justice are determined by

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Law students' trust in the courts and the police

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Welsh Nationalism, Language and Students’ Trust in the UK Police

Welsh Nationalism, Language and Students’ Trust in the UK Police

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