Objective

Test how virtual, vicarious exposure to a procedurally just versus unjust police traffic stop impacts youths’ perceptions of police legitimacy and willingness to cooperate.

Methods

Adolescents (N = 822) were randomly assigned to watch a video featuring a procedurally just interaction, a procedurally unjust interaction, or no video. Analyses examined the effects of video exposure on youths’ views of police.

Results

Virtual exposure did not impact youths’ views of police legitimacy. However, youth were more willing to cooperate with the just versus the unjust officer. Interestingly, exposure to the just officer reduced youths’ willingness to cooperate with the police in their community as compared to the control group.

Conclusions

A single virtual police exposure may not critically shape youths’ overall perceptions of police legitimacy, but it may impact their willingness to cooperate. Youth may differentiate their evaluations of specific officers from their views of police more broadly.

中文翻译：

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警察视频会影响青少年与警察合作的意愿吗？国家实验的结果

客观的

测试在程序上公正与不公正的警察交通拦截的虚拟、替代接触如何影响青少年对警察合法性和合作意愿的看法。

方法

青少年 ( N  = 822) 被随机分配观看以程序公正互动、程序不公正互动或无视频为特色的视频。分析检查了视频曝光对青少年对警察的看法的影响。

结果

虚拟曝光并未影响青少年对警察合法性的看法。然而，与不公正的官员相比，年轻人更愿意与正义的官员合作。有趣的是，与对照组相比，接触正义官员降低了青少年与社区警察合作的意愿。

结论

单一的虚拟警察曝光可能不会严重影响年轻人对警察合法性的整体看法，但可能会影响他们的合作意愿。青少年可能会更广泛地将他们对特定警察的评价与他们对警察的看法区分开来。