Assessing the relationship between police legitimacy beliefs and criminal behaviour over time: A test of causal direction
European Journal of Criminology
Published online on July 23, 2026
Abstract
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This study investigates the direction of the relationship between police legitimacy beliefs and delinquent behaviour using longitudinal data from Swiss adolescents (z-proso study). Employing a random intercepts cross-lagged panel model, we assess whether ...
This study investigates the direction of the relationship between police legitimacy beliefs and delinquent behaviour using longitudinal data from Swiss adolescents (z-proso study). Employing a random intercepts cross-lagged panel model, we assess whether ...