The nature of poverty in the garrison constituencies in Jamaica

Henry-Lee, Aldrie

doi:10.1630/095624705774481759

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“…Many contemporary area dons have accumulated tremendous amounts of wealth from their involvement in the drug trade, and they reportedly use their financial resources to buffer reductions in governmental assistance once provided to their communities (Clarke, 2006;Johnson, 2005;Sives, 2002). Dons also provide nonmonetary resources to their communities, including protection from political opponents and predatory criminals (Harriott, 2000;Price, 2004) and operating informal justice systems to punish individuals who violate local norms (Charles, 2004;Henry-Lee, 2005). …”

Section: Policing In Jamaicamentioning

confidence: 99%

Procedural Justice, Police Legitimacy, and Helping the Police Fight Crime

Reisig

Lloyd²

2008

Police Quarterly

264

151

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Drawing on procedural justice theory and research, this study uses survey data from a sample of Jamaican high school students (N = 289) to evaluate hypotheses derived from the process-based model of policing. Findings reveal that the correlation between procedural justice judgments and police legitimacy is positive and statistically significant. Students who rate police practices more favorably in terms of procedural justice also report a greater willingness to help the police fight crime (e.g., report suspicious activity to the police) in their community. In combination, the findings show that these two key process-based model hypotheses generalize to the Jamaican context. Although the correlation between police legitimacy and behavioral cooperation is in the expected direction, the relationship is not statistically significant. The findings also show that students from impoverished local communities dominated by "area dons" are less willing to help the police fight crime. P olice agencies rely on citizens to help control crime in local communities.Among the ways residents can assist police in this regard include reporting known instances of crime and victimization, helping the police find suspected criminals, and reporting suspicious activity near their homes. Tyler's (2003) social-psychological framework, termed the process-based model, identifies salient factors that influence whether people aid the police in crime-fighting efforts. The focal point of Tyler's model is the manner in which legal officials exercise their authority during encounters with the public. The process-based model posits that individuals who perceive that the police behave in a manner consistent with the precepts of procedural justice (e.g., treat people respectfully and make fair decisions) will view the at Library -Periodicals Dept on March 22, 2015 pqx.sagepub.com Downloaded from

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Section: Policing In Jamaicamentioning

confidence: 99%

Procedural Justice, Police Legitimacy, and Helping the Police Fight Crime

Reisig

Lloyd²

2008

Police Quarterly

264

151

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“…Henry-Lee (2005), for instance, notes that whilst Jamaica is well on the way to achieving its Millenium Goal of halving the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015, there are reasons to be concerned both about the persistence of poverty in rural areas and in selected urban areas ('garrison constituencies') where everyday life is 'entrenched in crime violence and political patronage' and where, so Henry-Lee argues, it is difficult to see how the experience and nature of poverty in these constituencies will change without specific policies designed at dismantling the political and criminal networks that benefit most from poverty's persistence.…”

Section: Poverty Reduction Programmesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The psychology and behavioural economics of poverty

Anand

Lea

2011

Journal of Economic Psychology

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“…Women are susceptible to sexual abuse by the community don and his followers (Henry-Lee 2005;Robotham 2008). They are often forced to comply with their orders for sexual engagement or they risk being kicked out of the community along with their children and other family members.…”

Section: Garrison Residentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are often forced to comply with their orders for sexual engagement or they risk being kicked out of the community along with their children and other family members. For many of these inner-city women and men, the stigma associated with living in or close to a garrison neighbourhood has limited their opportunities for work as employers are hesitant to employ people from their community (Harriott 2000;Henry-Lee 2005). Children in these areas also experience social exclusion and segregation.…”

Section: Garrison Residentsmentioning

confidence: 99%