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Book SynopsisIn the US, the exercise of police authority - and the public's trust that police authority is used properly - is a recurring concern. In this book, the authors argue that the procedural justice model of reform is a mirage.
Trade Review"
Mirage of Police Reform, by Worden and McLean, is a fresh and timely look at procedural justice, police legitimacy, and community trust... in a very significant way, [it moves] the discussion forward on police and community expectations in still volatile times." * International Criminal Justice Review *
"A vital addition to the literature." * Contemporary Sociology *
"This research is an exemplary demonstration of not only the power of what Morris Janowitz called the “engineering model” of social science research . . . but also of its limitations. Worden and McLean’s findings, some of them surprising, indicate why the procedural justice reform cannot make much difference." * American Journal of Sociology *
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
1. The Procedural Justice Model as Reform
2. Police Departments as Institutionalized Organizations
3. Police Legitimacy
4. Procedural Justice in Citizens’ Subjective Experiences
5. Citizens’ Dissatisfaction in Their Own Words
6. Procedural Justice in Police Action
7. Citizens’ Subjective Experience and Police Action
8. Procedural Justice and Management Accountability
9. Procedural Justice and Street-Level Sensemaking
10. Reflections on Police Reform
Methodological Appendix
Notes
References
Index
