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Trusting the Police: Comparisons across Eastern and Western Europe
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Abstract The police can be seen as a governmental institution or as an organizational body, where especially the work - effectiveness, or fairness in encounters - is valued. Through the combination of these approaches and the inclusion of social trust and criminal victimization, Silvia Staubli offers an unde... view more
The police can be seen as a governmental institution or as an organizational body, where especially the work - effectiveness, or fairness in encounters - is valued. Through the combination of these approaches and the inclusion of social trust and criminal victimization, Silvia Staubli offers an understanding beyond existing literature on institutional trust and procedural fairness. Moreover, due to analyses for Eastern and Western Europe, she addresses experts from sociology, political science, criminology, and social anthropology equally. Beyond, the study offers an insight to the public on how public opinions towards institutions are shaped.... view less
Keywords
police; public opinion; confidence; criminality; anxiety; victimization; social factors; demographic factors; attitude research; Switzerland; Eastern Europe; Western Europe
Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Procedural Justice; Social Trust
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
198 p.
Series
Kultur und soziale Praxis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839437827
ISBN
978-3-8394-3782-7
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0