Direct and Indirect Effects of Legitimacy on Public Empowerment of Police

Examine and critique the peer-reviewed article attached in weekly reading, Assessing the Direct and Indirect Effects of Legitimacy on Public Empowerment of Police: A Study of Public Support for Police Militarization in America. This discussion post is an abbreviated version of the Academic Journal Article Critique. You are to include the following:
Introduction (1/2 page)
Description of the Problem or Issue (1/2 page)
Analysis (1/2 page)
Discussion (1/2 page)
Critique (1/2 page)
Conclusion (1/2 page)
References