Juvenile willingness to report: correlates and implications for procedural justice

Abstract

ABSTRACT One of the positive consequences of procedurally just behavior by the police during interactions with citizens is alleged to be citizen willingness to cooperate with the police. While there have been numerous studies that have examined this issue, many have involved samples of adults and assessed citizen willingness to engage in certain behaviors in the future. Using data collected from a sample of high school aged youth, the present study explores the extent to which they report engaging in behaviors supportive of the police when given the opportunity, and the factors associated with reporting suspicious and/or criminal behaviors to the police. Implications for law enforcement policy and for understanding citizen engagement in the coproduction of police outputs are discussed.