Citation

Koster NSN, Kuijpers KF, Kunst MJJ, Leun JPV. Vict. Offender 2016; 11(3): 392-435.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15564886.2015.1065532

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

According to Tyler's theoretical framework, police officers can motivate cooperation among citizens during direct interactions by using fair procedures and by showing how the police perform their job in combating crime. By conducting a systematic literature review, prior research was examined to see whether perceptions of procedural justice and police performance result in higher levels of perceived legitimacy of the police institution, and in turn whether this perceived legitimacy stimulates cooperative behavior among crime victims specifically.

RESULTS of the 15 included studies indicate that partial support for the applicability of this framework on crime victims was found. However, none of the included studies tested all relationships within the framework simultaneously among crime victims; they typically focused only on one of the interrelationships between the frameworks' key concepts. Implications for future research and police practice are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

procedural justice; police; cooperation; crime victim; legitimacy; police performance