| Title: | Self-legitimacy of police officers in Slovenia |
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| Authors: | ID Hacin, Rok (Author)
ID Meško, Gorazd (Author) |
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| Files: |  Hacin-2022-Self-legitimacy_of_police_officers.pdf (156,81 KB)
MD5: 741144F6B2633F5F7D9B87EAD183E4A1
 https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-01-2021-0013
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
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| Abstract: | Purpose – In recent years, several studies on self-legitimacy of police officers were conducted; however, few have tested the unstable nature of legitimacy in different time periods. This paper aims to focus on the self-legitimacy of police officers and its impact on pro-organizational behavior in 2013 and 2016.
Design/methodology/approach – The study took place in eight regional police directorates in Slovenia. The number of participants amounted to 529 police officers in 2013 and 478 police officers in 2016 that have completed a paper and pencil survey that was pretested using a convenience sample of police officers studying as part-time undergraduate students.
Findings – Overall findings revealed organizational commitment as the strongest predictor of self-legitimacy of police officers in Slovenia. The invariance of the “core variables” and their influence on the self-legitimacy of police officers in different time periods was confirmed. Their perception of individual legitimacy, organizational commitment, education and years of service influenced pro-organizational behaviors of police officers.
Research limitations/implications – Limitations of the study can be seen in the sincerity of participating police officers and the nature of self-legitimacy, which operates differently in different societies.
Practical implications – The results could be used for the improvement of policing in a young democratic country.
Social implications – Legitimacy, procedural justice and other components of policing in a democratic society need to be tested globally, especially in young democracies. This study is an example of an ongoing, follow-up endeavor of researchers and the national police to reflect upon the development of policing.
Originality/value – The paper has confirmed the invariance of relations with colleagues, supervisors’ procedural justice and audience legitimacy on the self-legitimacy in different time periods and societies. |
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| Keywords: | police, policing, self-legitimacy, Slovenia |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 10.01.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 12.04.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 24.08.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MCB University Press |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 693-706 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 45, Št. 5 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-89122  |
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| UDC: | 351.741 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1363-951X |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 106317827 |
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| DOI: | 10.1108/PIJPSM-01-2021-0013 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 17.06.2024 |
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| Views: | 117 |
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| Downloads: | 12 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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