Journal article
Compromised Police Legitimacy as a Predictor of Violence Crime in Structurally Disadvantaged Communities
Criminology (Beverly Hills), Vol.43(2), pp.469-498
01 May 2005
Abstract
This study examined whether indicators of compromised police legitimacy explained variations in violent crime within New York City police precincts from 1975-1996. Integrating models of urban cultural attenuation & procedural justice, the study hypothesized that variations in patterns of police misconduct & over/under policing (the indicators of police legitimacy) would predict variations in violent crime rates of communities characterized by concentrated structural disadvantage. Using a panel design & controlling for the relevant ecology of crime factors & spatial autocorrelation, the study found that in communities characterized by high disadvantage, incidents of police misconduct predicted variations in violent crime; in communities characterized by extreme disadvantage, both indicators of compromised police legitimacy (misconduct & over policing) predicted variations in violent crime. The study found no significant relationships between the indicators of police legitimacy & violent crime in communities of low disadvantage. Findings support emerging arguments that emphasize the importance of formal institutions of social control in the most structurally disadvantaged communities (that is, those often subjected to cultural attenuation) & suggest implications for the ecology of crime model & police accountability. Adapted from the source document.
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- Title
- Compromised Police Legitimacy as a Predictor of Violence Crime in Structurally Disadvantaged Communities
- Creators
- Robert Kane
- Publication Details
- Criminology (Beverly Hills), Vol.43(2), pp.469-498
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Identifiers
- 991021862504704721