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Description: The current study aims to critically review the use of factorial survey experiments used in research on police procedural justice and legitimacy. This review focuses particularly on assessing the methodological characteristics of between-subjects experiments, in particular documenting the scenarios and treatments described in each vignette, the extent to which confounds are embedded or accounted for in the design, and the analytic approach to estimating direct and interaction effects. In doing so, we aim to provide an overview of different scenarios and treatments for use in replication and future studies, and a critical evaluation of methodological issues that can limit conclusions based on these types of survey experiments. A secondary goal of this review is to summarize the existing research evidence on factors that influence public perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy.