Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2020
Abstract
We introduce findings from quantitative data analysis (data stem from recent public opinion survey by CVVM, 2019) regarding empirical police legitimacy, its sources and correlates. Compared to older works, we used a new three-dimensional operationalization of legitimacy, inspired by a more general concept of institutional legitimacy.
It is based on the assumption of three independent sources of institutional empirical legitimacy: normative, instrumental and also cognitive ones. We verify relevance of these types in Czech society, not only in relation to perceived police legitimacy but also to its consequences.