Trust and Legitimacy in Criminal Justice European Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Meško, Gorazd (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tankebe, Justice (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Political science.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Political Science.

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 percepti...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.