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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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“Similarly, Jacinta Gau (2011) found a two-dimensional structure underlying these indicators.”
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“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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Metadata
- 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)
- 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
- 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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