Law Enforcement

The Theory

Basic SDT research topics

Van Petegem, S.Trinkner, R., Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Antonietti, J-P. (2021) Police procedural justice and adolescents’ internalization of the law: Integrating self-determination theory into legal socialization research. Journal of Social Issues, 77(2) ,336-366

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Craven, R.Marsh, H., Ryan, R. M.Dickie, T. (2020) In In P. Birch, M. Kennedy, & E. Kruger, A critical social justice issue of our time: Enabling police wellbeing. , Australian policing: Critical issues in 21st century police practice (pp. 71-92) London, UK: Routledge.

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Al-Khouja, M.Graham, L., Weinstein, N.Zheng, Y. (2020) How autonomy support and ethical value alignment influences attitudes towards diversity in English police. Journal of Moral Education, 49(3) ,365-380

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Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Audenaert, E.Van Petegem, S.Vandevelde, S. (2019) The internalization of and defiance against rules within prison: The role of correctional officers’ autonomy-supportive and controlling communication style as perceived by prisoners. Motivation and Emotion, 43 ,771-785

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Gillet, N.Morin, A.J.S.Huart, I.Odry, D. (2018) Self-determination trajectories during police officers’ vocational training program: A growth mixture analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 109 ,27-43

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Van der Kaap-Deeder, J.Audenaert, E.Vandevelde, S., Soenens, B. (2017) Choosing When Choices Are Limited: The Role of Perceived Afforded Choice and Autonomy in Prisoners’ Well-Being. Law and Human Behavior, 41(6) ,567-578

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Chan, D.Webb, D., Ryan, R. M.Tang, T. C. W. (2017) Preventing occupational injury among police officers: Does motivation matter?. Occupational Medicine, 67(6) ,435-441

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Knee, C. R., Neighbors, C.Vietor, N. (2001) Self-determination theory as a framework for understanding road rage. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31 ,889-904

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