Police

The Impact of Negative Publicity on Police Self-legitimacy

Negative publicity in the previous 6 months was associated with lower self-legitimacy in a sample of sheriff's deputies.

Sensitivity to the Ferguson Effect: The Role of Managerial Organizational Justice

Organizational justice appears to shield police officers from the so-called Ferguson Effect.

Is the Effect of Procedural Justice on Police Legitimacy Invariant? Testing the Generality of Procedural Justice and Competing Antecedents of Legitimacy

The relationship between perceived procedural justice and police legitimacy appears to be quite robust.

Review of ‘‘Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship’’

My review of Charles Epp and colleagues’ book on racial disparities in traffic stops

The Alleged Ferguson Effect and Police Willingness to Engage in Community Partnership

Upon surveying 567 sheriff's deputies, we found little support for the Ferguson Effect.

Trust in the Police: The Influence of Procedural Justice and Perceived Collective Efficacy

In our data, procedural justice partially mediated the relationship between perceived collective efficacy and trust in the police

Running List of My Conference Presentations

Rather than continue listing conference presentations ad nauseum on my CV, I’ve decided to archive them here. For some of these, you can download the presentation by clicking the “Slides” link that appears after the presentation title. Note that a * indicates the co-author is a graduate student. ➡️ Jump to: American Society of Criminology, American Sociological Association, Southern Criminal Justice Association Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 60th Annual Meeting: National Harbor, MD Mourtgos, Scott*, Ian Adams, & Justin Nix (2023).