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Contemporary Justice Review
Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice
Volume 24, 2021 - Issue 2
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Research Article

Exploring procedural justice, obligation to obey and cooperation with the police in a sample of university students

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Pages 262-277 | Received 23 Mar 2020, Accepted 21 Nov 2020, Published online: 20 Feb 2021
 

ABSTRACT

This study scrutinizes the applicability of the Tylerian process-based model of regulation to the South African context. In any democracy, the police do not operate in isolation, but rely on public obedience and cooperation for the actualisation of their constitutional responsibilities. Previous studies on obligation to obey and cooperate with the police have focused on the general population with less consideration for specific component of the population, namely, university students. But with the frequent police-students encounters, we are uncertain whether university students will be willing to obey and cooperate with the police or not. Using a sample of 683 participants from a large university in South Africa, we test the effect of both normative and instrumental factors on university students’ obligation to obey, and willingness to cooperate with the police. This current study corroborates previous findings that emphasized willingness to obey and cooperate with the police if the police are procedurally just and effective in discharging their constitutional duties.

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Notes on contributors

Paul Oluwatosin Bello

Dr Paul Oluwatosin Bello is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Law, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. His research interest focus on issues of procedural justice, institutional legitimacy and effectiveness. He is a member of Criminological Society of Africa.

Thabiso Donald Matshaba

Prof. Thabiso Donald Matshaba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Corrections Management, School of Criminal Justice, College of Law, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. He is an Editorial Board member of ACTA Criminologica: African Journal of Criminology and Victimology.  He is also a member of the Criminological Society of Africa.

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