School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
J Homosex. 2020 Jun 6;67(7):885-915. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1560127. Epub 2019 Jan 11.
Although lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have achieved increased acceptance and access to social institutions in recent years, they have continued to be confronted with persistent homophobic attitudes, including from U.S. law enforcement personnel. Police culture often fosters these beliefs, and consequently results in the under-policing of LGBT citizens when victimized, but over-policing in places of leisure. This relationship is exacerbated when considering the intersectional effect of gender and sexual orientation, undoubtedly impacting legitimacy perceptions due to perceived (and actual) procedural injustice. Using original data collected at an LGBT festival in Arizona ( = 428), the current study examines the relationship between procedural justice and perceptions of police legitimacy among a historically marginalized population. Implications for theory and policy are discussed, with special attention given to contextualizing the findings within the current legitimacy crisis faced by American law enforcement.
尽管近年来同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者（LGBT）在社会机构中得到了更多的认可和接纳，但他们仍然面临着持久的仇视同性恋态度，包括来自美国执法人员的态度。警察文化常常助长这些观念，因此当 LGBT 公民成为受害者时，执法不力，但在休闲场所却过度执法。当考虑到性别和性取向的交叉影响时，这种关系会更加恶化，这无疑会因感知到（和实际存在的）程序不公正而影响合法性认知。本研究使用在亚利桑那州的一个 LGBT 节日上收集的原始数据（n=428），考察了程序正义与历史上被边缘化的人群对警察合法性认知之间的关系。讨论了对理论和政策的影响，特别关注将调查结果置于美国执法部门当前面临的合法性危机的背景下。
