A legitimacy crisis? Exploring the relationships between police self-legitimacy, employee engagement, and civic engagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21177682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary I Wuestewald (University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Police Practice and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15614263.2021.1984913 |
| OpenAlex | W3201692804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 70 |
Researchers have recently started exploring the antecedents and outcomes of police officers’ confidence in their own authority, a concept termed self-legitimacy. Investigation into officer self-legitimacy is relatively new, but it has been linked to a number of desirable behaviors, including organizational commitment and democratic policing styles. The current study examined the relationships between officer self-legitimacy, employee engagement, and civic engagement. Such associations are important because greater employee engagement is associated with higher motivation and better work performance. Civic engagement, in particular, may be critical for effective policing. These relationships were investigated using survey data from four police departments in Arkansas and Oklahoma (N = 132). Results from multivariate models revealed officers with greater self-legitimacy reported more employee engagement and attitudes supportive of civic engagement. In combination with existing literature, findings underscore the likelihood that maintaining police self-legitimacy is associated with additional benefits for officers, organizations, and communities
Civic engagement · Employee engagement · Legitimacy · Officer · Political science · Politics · Public engagement · Public relations · Survey data collection · Work engagement · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |