legal cynicism

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legal cynicism (uncountable)

  1. (law) 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.
    • 2006, James W. Burfeind, Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach, page 488:
      Sampson and Bartusch measure legal cynicism using five variables designed to assess general beliefs about the legitimacy of law and social norms.