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 Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Accountability and Legal Socialization in Everyday Policing of Young Adults
Award Information
Awardee
              New York University
Award #
              2010-IJ-CX-0025
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    New York, NY
Congressional District
              12
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2010
Total funding (to date)
              $711,478
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Policing
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $711,478)
The focus of the current study is to explore police contacts and its consequences on public views about police legitimacy - both among groups most likely to be stopped and with the general public.  Using a two-wave panel design, a stratified random sample of 1,000 New York City residents ages 16-24 will be surveyed to test two hypotheses on the relationship between policing and legitimacy under conditions of intensive surveillance and high rates of police-citizen contact.  First, the study will examine whether the impact of police street stops on views about police legitimacy is mediated by how the police exercise their authority when dealing with members of the public, i.e. on police comportment with standards of professionalism and fairness.   The answer to this question is central to answering the question of whether the widespread use of police street stops for crime control is a sustainable approach to policing.  Second, to the extent that the impact of street stops is filtered through public views about police professionalism and fairness, this study will identify those aspects of police conduct that shape the perceived impacts of street stops on police legitimacy. ca/ncf



  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Strengthening Policing Science at the National Institute of Justice
                  Aggressive Policing and the Mental Health of Young Urban Men
                  Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization

  
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