legal cynicism

noun

Definitions

  1. A perspective under which criminal law and law enforcement are seen as unresponsive or…

    A perspective under which criminal law and law enforcement are seen as unresponsive or indifferent to public safety, and instead serve primarily to exclude disfavored communities from society.

    • Sampson and Bartusch measure legal cynicism using five variables designed to assess general beliefs about the legitimacy of law and social norms.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for legal cynicism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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