Even outcome-free routine stops erode citizens’ trust in police legitimacy

Evidence

In response to continually being stopped by the police, African Americans describe fear, resentment, and a sense of feeling violated—all of which can cause them to call into question their status as equal citizens who are free to move about without the intrusion and surveillance of the state (Epp et al., 2014). Over time, the feeling of being a target can undermine a person’s dignity and erode community members’ trust and sense of the police as fair and legitimate (Tyler, 2003). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 440 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Police treatment teaches stopped citizens their own worthiness of respect — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of…, 506; Perceived police unfairness reduces public willingness to cooperate; Repeated police stops erode citizens’ sense of equal standing and legitimacy of law — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 440 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Repeated police stops erode citizens’ sense of equal standing and legitimacy of law #expands (0.95) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 440