Trust and Legitimacy in Criminal Justice [electronic resource] : European Perspectives /
Meško, Gorazd.editor.
Tankebe, Justice.editor.
The book explores police legitimacy and crime control, with a focus on the European region. Using comparative case studies, the contributions to this timely volume examine the effects of a transition to democracy on policing, public attitudes towards police legitimacy, and the ways in which perceptions of police legitimacy relate to compliance with the law.  Following these case studies, the authors provide recommendations for improving police legitimacy and controlling crime, in these particular sociopolitical environments, where the police are often associated with previous military or paramilitary roles. The techniques used by these researchers may be applied to studies for policing in other regions, with potential applications within Europe and beyond. Chapters present topical issues of crime, crime control and human emotions regarding crime, criminals, law enforcement and punishment in contemporary societies. This book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as political science and public policy. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introductory framework -- Part 1: The Current State of  Legitimacy in Criminal Justice  in Central and Eastern Europe -- Democratization and Legitimacy in Criminal Justice: Dangerous transitions -- The Determinants and consequences of police legitimacy: A meta analysis of evidence from Europe -- Part 2: Challenges to Policing and Legitimacy in Central and Eastern Europe -- Legitimacy of policing in Central and Eastern Europe - results from a cross-national survey -- Police self-legitimacy and the use of force among police officers -- The impact of knowledge-based policing on day-to-day policing -- Municipal warden services in a plural policing environment in Slovenia -- Part 3: Seeking Solutions for Police Legitimacy -- Sentencing Reform: Current Developments and Future Challenges -- Legitimizing criminal justice through victim involvement.-Crime, punishment and legitimacy - Central and Eastern European Perspectives -- Conclusions and directions for future research.
The book explores police legitimacy and crime control, with a focus on the European region. Using comparative case studies, the contributions to this timely volume examine the effects of a transition to democracy on policing, public attitudes towards police legitimacy, and the ways in which perceptions of police legitimacy relate to compliance with the law.  Following these case studies, the authors provide recommendations for improving police legitimacy and controlling crime, in these particular sociopolitical environments, where the police are often associated with previous military or paramilitary roles. The techniques used by these researchers may be applied to studies for policing in other regions, with potential applications within Europe and beyond. Chapters present topical issues of crime, crime control and human emotions regarding crime, criminals, law enforcement and punishment in contemporary societies. This book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as political science and public policy. .
Criminology.
Political science.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Political Science.