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Police legitimacy and culture revisited through the lens of self-legitimacy

Steven Debbaut and Sofie De Kimpe
(2023) POLICING & SOCIETY. 33(6). p.690-702
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This conceptual article contributes to the scientific debate on police culture and police legitimacy by exploring and refining the concept of self-legitimacy. It argues that endogenously constructed self-legitimacy co-produces and reinforces certain core characteristics of police culture. 'Self-legitimacy' in this context is the degree to which those in power believe in the moral justice of their power. Endogenous self-legitimation processes occur when officers identify with the professional police identity and the police organisation, and self-legitimacy is brought about by those in power attributing unique characteristics to themselves and seeking validation from an inner circle of similar power-holders. Drawing on the analysis, suggestions are made on how police culture and police legitimacy can be influenced by facilitating a shift in officers' perception of their 'professional identity'.
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Police culture, police legitimacy, self-legitimacy, PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, AUDIENCE LEGITIMACY, OFFICERS, TRUST, PERCEPTIONS, SUBCULTURE, IDENTITY, ESTEEM, DECADE, WORK

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MLA
Debbaut, Steven, and Sofie De Kimpe. “Police Legitimacy and Culture Revisited through the Lens of Self-Legitimacy.” POLICING & SOCIETY, vol. 33, no. 6, 2023, pp. 690–702, doi:10.1080/10439463.2023.2183955.
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Debbaut, S., & De Kimpe, S. (2023). Police legitimacy and culture revisited through the lens of self-legitimacy. POLICING & SOCIETY, 33(6), 690–702. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2023.2183955
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Debbaut, Steven, and Sofie De Kimpe. 2023. “Police Legitimacy and Culture Revisited through the Lens of Self-Legitimacy.” POLICING & SOCIETY 33 (6): 690–702. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2023.2183955.
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Debbaut, Steven, and Sofie De Kimpe. 2023. “Police Legitimacy and Culture Revisited through the Lens of Self-Legitimacy.” POLICING & SOCIETY 33 (6): 690–702. doi:10.1080/10439463.2023.2183955.
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Debbaut S, De Kimpe S. Police legitimacy and culture revisited through the lens of self-legitimacy. POLICING & SOCIETY. 2023;33(6):690–702.
IEEE
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S. Debbaut and S. De Kimpe, “Police legitimacy and culture revisited through the lens of self-legitimacy,” POLICING & SOCIETY, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 690–702, 2023.
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