Procedural justice, social identity and collective efficacy: Findings from a longitudinal panel survey

• In Event: Procedural Justice Policing: Applying new insights to improve police-citizen relations

Abstract

Collective efficacy is a neighbourhood social process that emphasises social ties among neighbours and their willingness to intervene to solve local problems. Research suggests police can increase collective efficacy within communities by providing a trustworthy presence and by operating in a fair and just manner. But how perceptions and experiences of procedural justice translate to collective efficacy is not clear. Procedural justice has been linked to feelings of security and belonging within wider society, so it could be that fair policing strengthens social bonds within neighbourhoods by fostering a sense of collective inclusion within wider social structures. Using data from three waves of a longitudinal panel study of over 1000 individuals living in ten cities in England, Scotland and Wales, we explore the links between procedural justice, social identity and collective efficacy.

Authors

• Julia Yesberg, University College London

• Krisztián Pósch, University College London

• Ben Bradford, University College London

• Jonathan Jackson, London School of Economics

• Arabella Kyprianides, University College London