Police Legitimacy

Bradford, Ben; Jackson, Jonathan; Milani, Jenna

doi:10.1002/9781119111931.ch123

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“…To elaborate, Neyroud and Beckley (2001: p4) propose that a fundamental tenet of democratic policing is 'the protection and vindication of the human rights of all'. To achieve this, the police need to legitimate themselves to the public by both following procedural justice principles and exercising any use of force fairly, justifiably and impartially (Bradford et al, 2021). Prioritising procedural justice over, say, self-interest or the maintenance of police norms requires a degree of moral reasoning (Kohlberg, 1984;Myyry & Helkama, 2002).…”

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Police education and democratic policing in Taiwan: a longitudinal quasi-experimental study of the effects of selection and police socialisation on human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice

2023

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Objectives To investigate the effects of selection and group socialisation on support of human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice in police officers in Taiwan. Methods We used a longitudinal quasi-experimental design to track three cohorts of police officers (n = 585) and a comparison group of criminology undergraduates (n = 43). Results There were no statistically significant differences in measures of human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice between new police recruits and the control group. However, time in police education was associated with a statistically significant reduction in police officer support of human rights, moral reasoning and an increase in prejudice. In the control group, the reverse was true. Conclusions Exposure to police education in Taiwan resulted in police officers being significantly more prejudiced and significantly less adherent to the principles of human rights and moral reasoning. These results appear to be attributable to police socialisation rather than selection effects.

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confidence: 99%