A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Trust in the System? Factors that Impact Citizens’ View of Courts in the United Kingdom



Authors: Michael A. Hansen

Publication year: 2017

Journal: Social Science Quarterly

Volume: 98

Issue: 5

First page : 1503

Last page: 1517

DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12372

Web address : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.12372


Abstract
Objective

The objective of this study was to test the individual and parliamentary constituency factors that impact the level of trust that British citizens have in the courts.

Methods

By using a Bayesian hierarchical model, this article is able to calculate the effect of variables that exist at both levels.

Results

At the individual level, the main explanatory variable is the amount of trust a citizen holds for other institutions, and at the constituency level, crime rate has an effect on a citizen's level of trust in the courts.

Conclusion

Previous findings related to citizen attitudes and support for courts in the United States transfer well to the United Kingdom.


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