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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorExterne beoordelaar - External assesor,
dc.contributor.authorHaarlem, Puck van
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-21T00:00:47Z
dc.date.available2022-07-21T00:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/41811
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to find out what the contribution of the social capital theory and the procedural justice theory is on trust in the police, whilst considering contrasting crime rates in 27 different European countries. Using data from the fifth round of the European Social Survey, multiple hypotheses were tested through numerous regression analyses. Control variables focused on socio-demographics including age, gender, and education were added to examine whether any effects could have been influenced by these characteristics. The results of the regression analyses show no significant effect of social capital on the level of trust in the police. However, procedural justice did have a large significant effect on the level of trust in the police. Furthermore, it was found that procedural justice is, to a limited extent, extra important in countries with a high crime rate. Based on this, future research should focus on expanding the examination of the effects of procedural justice on trust in the police, especially in countries with a higher crime rate. The policy advice includes advice on how to incorporate procedural justice in the way the police execute their job, aiming to improve the trust citizens have in the police.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
dc.language.isoEN
dc.subjectHet onderzoek gaat over de invloed van sociaal kapitaal en procedurele rechtvaardigheid wat betreft vertrouwen in de politie.
dc.titleTrust in the police - Looking at social capital and procedural justice in 27 European countries
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordstrust; police; crime; social capital; procedural justice.
dc.subject.courseuuSociology: Contemporary Social Problems
dc.thesis.id5990


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