Bradford, B. and Jackson, J. and Hough, Mike (2017) Trust in justice. In: Uslaner, R. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Social and Political Trust. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190274801.
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Abstract
This article considers what it means for citizens to trust the police and criminal courts. First, a broad definition of trust is outlined. Four theories of trust formation and reproduction are then used to derive a set of propositions concerning the sources of trust in the legal system and the factors that sustain and/or undermine it. A brief review of existing criminological research that provides evidence on the relevance of these factors is also provided. The article closes with a discussion of the relationship between the concepts of trust and legitimacy in the context of the criminal justice system.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | police, courts, criminal justice system, trust, legitimacy |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Crime & Justice Policy Research, Institute for |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2017 09:31 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2025 11:23 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/16337 |
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