Legitimacy

perceptions about the lawfulness and legitimacy of law enforcement are an important part of policing. Legitimacy is linked to the public’s belief about the police and its willingness to recognize police authority. When that negativity arises between the officer’s and people of the community, it also cause a negativity from the people who was watching the…

This report presents a discussion and the study on ‘The News of the World’ (NOTW) phone hacking scandal’. The company is involved in scandal and internal and external people are involved in this scandal. The company used to hack voice mails of celebrities, politician, solicitors, high profile people, sport people, relatives of dead UK soldiers and general people. This report will let us know how the company collapsed by taking illegal steps to gain information from the celebrity and other people…

Introduction This paper focuses on the perception of authority and how that perception influences obedience. I will explore how the development of a child’s belief in the legitimacy of their parent’s authority relates to the child’s obedience to external authoritative figures. Throughout this paper the phrase external authority will be defined as any authoritative figure (figure of authority/ authoritative figure) outside of the child’s home. First, I will explore how a child’s opinion of the…

Opinions of system legitimacy are influenced by interpretations of the legitimacy of individual events over time. With each new encounter with law enforcement or the court system, the positive or negative connotations of the event add to previous experiences and build an internal view of system legitimacy. If a person questions the legitimacy of the criminal justice system, they will be less likely to report crime or reach out to…

Empires thrive off of defying the the principle of legitimacy. Throughout history there are numerous accounts of religious and political groups maintaining their power by restricting the voices of the people, brutalizing them, and treating them with little or no fairness. The effectiveness of these reoccurring actions become increasingly evident when analyzing McKinley and Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy. Big Stick Diplomacy was a tactic used in foreign affairs. Roosevelt coined the saying,…

stakeholders and describe them according to Sexty Stakeholder Typology Power, Legitimacy and Urgency (Sexty 2012): Government: As many industry the Foods industry is subject to any local, provincial, and federal regulations and policies both nationally and internationally, such as government regulations, regarding hygiene, health, food regulations, and food standards. In this crisis Government possess power, legitimacy and urgency to inspect, recall product proved contaminated and even shut down…

This Wednesday, the New York Times published a story about a presidential nominee, Mr. Jeffrey Gerrish. The story shows how Gerrish voted illegally in the last presidential election, due to his moving from Virginia to Maryland, but still voting in Virginia when November 8th came around. Virginia does give a grace period of thirty days after moving out of the state to vote, but Garrish had moved prior to the 30-day mark. The article then goes on to discuss the Presidential Advisory Commission on…

Legitimacy, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is said to be something that is “sanctioned by or authorized by law or right.” Although dictionaries typically give the most common meaning of a word, many times people will, in a way, coin or redefine terms in order to best fit their views. This is especially seen in Edward Said’s work, “States.” In his writing, Said explores what is means to be Palestinian. The clear answer may simple be someone of the Arabic culture who has descended…

to help understand the nature of political legitimacy and the means by which it is achieved. By observing human relationships and their interaction with both formal and informal institutional structures, he is able to provide a detailed sociological analysis highlighting fundamental differences between several strategies of domination (Weber 1978: 212). In doing so, he establishes three 'pure types ' of legitimate authority based on the type of legitimacy claimed therein; legal-rational…

Before the second millennium, pastoral nomads and settled people had very little contact. They would trade goods that the other society did not possess. Eventually, the pastoralists came to the conclusions that living a settled life was more beneficial. Being in a settled area was better for organized government and growing crops. Pastoral nomads invaded the city-states around them and eventually took over. Now, there are primary sources historians can use to discover what was life like when all…