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legal cynicism en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
2006, James W. Burfeind, Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach, page 488: