R-E-S-P-E-C-T? LGBT views on police legitimacy and authority

(Florida Atlantic University) While there is a lot of research on the LGBT community's relationship with police, there is scant research on how they perceive police legitimacy and what predicts their willingness to obey, cooperate, and recognize police authority. A new study examines the relationship between fairness and perceived respect of the police-citizen encounter and willingness to recognize police authority among a historically marginalized population.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2G8D6mO