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Table 1 Principal component analysis

From: Why do people legitimize and cooperate with the police? Results of a randomized control trial on the effects of procedural justice in Quito, Ecuador

Item

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Cooperation (α = 0.89)

 Reporting alcoholic public consumption

0.751

   

 Recommending not to consume alcohol in street

747

   

 Reporting street fights

0.730

   

 Working with the police to improve neighbourhood safety

0.706

   

 Reporting suspicious activity

0.691

   

 C alling the police to report a crime

0.666

   

 Not allowing people to consume alcohol next the premises

0.638

   

 Providing information to capture a suspect

0.610

   

Procedural justice (α = 0.89)

 Being polite and cordial

 

0.793

  

 Letting them talk

 

0.793

  

 Listening

 

0.793

  

 Treating with respect

 

0.764

  

 Explain reasons

 

0.747

  

 Justify decisions

 

0.737

  

 Being neutral

 

0.302

  

Effectiveness (α = 0.90)

 Maintaining public order

  

0.842

 

 Preventing crime

  

0.828

 

 Responding quickly to emergencies

  

0.815

 

 Dealing with problematic people

  

0.794

 

 Attending drug trafficking problems

  

0.787

 

Legitimacy (α = 0.79)

 Sharing moral values

   

0.713

 Defending moral values

   

0.652

 Agreeing with what is good and wrong

   

0.651

 Obeying the police because it is right

   

0.602

 Obeying the police even if you don’t want to

   

0.472

% Variance

38,780

10,690

9,050

4,770