Legitimacy

1966. This was intertwined with the countereffect of Said’s collective punishment policies that turned many of the population in the villages of Dhofar into active supporters for DLF (White 2008). Collective punishment decreased the governmental legitimacy-- something that DLF used to its advantage. Many of would-be-leaders of DLF and later PFLOAG mainly joined the rebellion because of the “offhand treatment of the British Officers” (Jones 2011,…

the police, the assessment of the contribution of a number of variables in shaping the public image of Romanian law enforcers (trust in the police, the perception of legitimacy, institutional trust, personal experience with police, prior victimization, media exposure, social cohesion and some demographic…

rightful territory of the central realm as ancient Chinese believed. Just as mentioned in 2.2.3, both the Northern Wei and the southern dynasties adopted various ways to manifest their dominance of the Central Plain thereby to ensure their territorial legitimacy. Huangfu Shi, however, has a different view towards the central realm. As he argues, the central realm did not possess any fixed…

society is motivated and encourage people to cooperate voluntarily with the police (Weitzer and Brunson, 2009). Most likely people will help the police when they help the police when they feel as if they are receiving a respectful and fair treatment. “Legitimacy is a judgment people make about the status of an organization itself as a legitimate authority and is an internalized belief that authority does their job well and therefore is entitled to be obeyed”, Murphy and Cherney(2012).…

strong democracy is essential for a state’s freedoms, liberties, and its well being. In order to obtain these notions, a democracy must receive legitimacy from the people. Legitimacy is the concept in which the people believe and give their consent to the government for its right to rule. A democracy functions accordingly to people’s will, and legitimacy will only fortify a democracy as the people will be allowed to judge and express opinions to make final decisions regarding the status of…

implementation will increase the fear of crime and reduce collective efficacy. On the other hand, the relationship between the police and community is threatened by the lack of discretion provided by zero tolerance policing and jeopardizes the legitimacy. The legitimacy of Hot spot policing, however, is the opposite from Zero tolerance because of its support of the community, raising the popularity of the preventative strategy. Zero tolerance policing takes tough on crime approach as police…

DISCRETIONARY A business must decide if such stakeholders are deserving their attention when they only have a claim of legitimacy to the organisation. DEFINITIVE When a stakeholder has all atributes power, legitimacy and urgency they are definitive. Managers should always prioritise these stakeholders. DEPENDENT Dependent stakeholders can’t influence an organization even though they have urgent and legitimate attributes…

members make decisions about police legitimacy based on their perceptions and whether they trust the police; similarly, officers also complain about authorities not listening to them and not concerned about issues that matter to them. According to Police Executive Research Forum (PERF, 2104), “effective policing is the result of strong and positive relationships between officers and the people they serve” (p.10). This concept of community policing, “legitimacy and procedural justice” are…

governments have very little real political power and often serve to maintain political parties and help provide legitimacy for the authoritarian government. As seen in Timothy Colton’s book on Russia, the legislature of the Soviet Union was controlled by the authoritarian leader and was used to suppress criticism of the regime, maintain party strength through rigged elections, to gain legitimacy of the regime, and to insure the citizens of the regime followed the ideals of the party. There…

The frieze, which used to be a vital component of the Parthenon's architecture, is known as the "Elgin Marbles" or the "Parthenon Marbles.” The marbles are the subject of a custody battle. Supporters of repatriation argue that the Parthenon Marbles are part of the fifth century Temple of Athena and thus can best be appreciated closer to their point of origin. Additionally, repatriation supporters assert that Greece has become experts at restoring other parts of the Parthenon whereas Britain's…