The Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy: An Empirical Test of Core Theoretical Propositions

Gau, Jacinta M.

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The Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy: An Empirical Test of Core Theoretical Propositions

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Gau (2011) found a two-dimensional structure underlying indicators of trust and obligation.
“Similarly, Jacinta Gau (2011) found a two-dimensional structure underlying these indicators.”
From Mirage of Police Reform: Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy (2017) · cites this paper as Gau 2011
Previous social psychological research on legitimacy exhibits no clear consensus on the measurement of legitimacy or its presumed component dimensions, but it appears prudent to treat obligation as a distinct construct separate from trust and confidence in police.
“As we discussed earlier in this chapter, previous social psychological research on legitimacy exhibits no clear consensus on the measurement of legitimacy or its presumed component dimensions, but it appears prudent for both theoretical and empirical reasons to treat obligation as a distinct construct, separate from trust and confidence in police.”
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Authors: Gau, J. M.
Affiliations: University of Central Florida (US)
Corresponding author: Gau, Jacinta M.
ORCID: Gau, Jacinta M.
Venue: Journal of Criminal Justice
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2011-11
Volume: 39
Issue: 6
Pages: 489-498
ISSN: 0047-2352 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.09.004
OpenAlex: W2035382279
Cited by: 250
References: 61
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 68.43
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Criminal Justice (publishedVersion)
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: procedural justice, police legitimacy, convergent validity, discriminant validity, scale development, psychometric properties, police-citizen relations

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