This paper examines the narratives of legitimacy used by the police to secure their place in the policing arena. A case … study of the Montréal (Canada) police service’s (SPVM) expansion into the subway system, which had been policed by private … the police’s justifications and adjustment to shifting divisions of policing labour, and provides evidence of a struggle …

places normative constraints around police power. On the one hand, legitimacy is associated with increased support for the … between police legitimacy, political ideology (right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation), and support for … participants (n=186) we find that legitimacy is a positive predictor of reasonable but not excessive police use of force, and that …

This paper explores police legitimacy in the context of protest policing. The overarching aim is to address how the … police might enhance their legitimacy in a protest context. I draw from Beetham’s (1991) proposition that political … behaviour allow us to understand the public values that drive police legitimacy in both a general and protest context, namely an …

Developments and problems associated with police power are at the very front of current public debate. This volume … addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and … Mediators -- Conclusion -- References -- Enhancing Police Legitimacy by Promoting Safety Culture -- Introduction -- The …