Satisfaction with the Police in Chile

The Importance of Legitimacy and Fair Treatment

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2941237
AutoresLucia Dammert (0000-0003-1239-4425, Universidad de Santiago de Chile), Felipe Elorrieta (0000-0002-1835-7433, Universidad de Santiago de Chile), Erik Alda (0000-0001-7284-522X, Marymount University)
Año2021
Volumen63
Número4
Páginas124-145
Fecha de publicación2021-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLatin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/lap.2021.40
OpenAlexW4200416042
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas52

This study addresses a void in the literature on public attitudes toward police in Latin America. It integrates three theoretical models of the determinants of citizen satisfaction with police work in Chile: demographic, quality of life in the neighborhood, and experiential. The study tested the integrated model using a novel random sample of 996 individuals living in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. The results underscore the importance of legitimacy centered on fair treatment, respect for human rights, and the perception that the police represent society. The findings are also significant for the Chilean institutional political process and for the Latin American police reform debate

Criminology · Experiential learning · Geography · Latin Americans · Legitimacy · Metropolitan area · Perception · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Public Administration