ABSTRACT

Private security officers perform a variety of services that ensure citizens’ safety and security. While some of their functions mirror those of public police officers’ responsibilities, security officers often work with limited power and authority comparable to those of ordinary citizens. Consequently, security officers primarily engage in loss prevention and order maintenance and play a secondary role in crime prevention, which requires contacting the police for further assistance and completion of their duties. Thus, the factors that affect private security officers’ willingness to work and cooperate with police warrants investigation, especially in an era of growing private security industry and increasing demand for safety and security. In this research, the authors examine a convenience sample of private security officers and the predictors of their willingness to cooperate with police officers. Particularly, the extent to which perceived police procedural justice impacts security officers’ opinions of police legitimacy as well as willingness to cooperate with police is investigated. The results show that the perceptions of police procedural justice have both direct and indirect effects on private security officers’ willingness to cooperate, and implications for research and practice are discussed based on the findings.

摘要

私人保安人员提供各种服务，以确保公民的安全和保障。虽然他们的一些职能反映了公共警察的职责，但安保人员的工作权力和权威往往与普通公民相当。因此，保安人员主要从事防损和维持秩序，在预防犯罪方面起着次要作用，需要联系警方进一步协助并完成其职责。因此，影响私人保安人员工作和配合警方意愿的因素值得调查，特别是在私人保安行业不断发展和对安全和安保需求不断增加的时代。在这项研究中，作者检查了私人保安人员的便利样本以及他们愿意与警察合作的预测因素。特别是，调查了感知的警察程序正义在多大程度上影响了安全人员对警察合法性的看法以及与警察合作的意愿。结果表明，对警察程序正义的看法对私人保安人员的合作意愿有直接和间接的影响，并在此基础上讨论了对研究和实践的影响。