Procedural Justice in Their Eyes: A Qualitative Interview Study Among Detainees.

IF 1.3 4区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI:10.1177/0306624X241234857

Matthias van Hall, Peter H van der Laan, Paul Nieuwbeerta, Anja J E Dirkzwager

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Abstract

The literature on procedural justice has been mainly focused on examining whether a fair and respectful treatment affects justice-involved individuals' legitimacy evaluations and their behavior. It is, however, equally important to examine (a) the role that perceptions of procedural justice play for individuals in their encounters with criminal justice authorities and (b) what makes individuals feel treated procedurally (un-)just. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 detainees in a Dutch prison, asking questions about their encounters with police officers, prison staff, judges, and probation officers. The findings showed that the majority of detainees raised issues of procedural justice, indicating that procedural justice plays an important role for them. In addition, five elements primarily shaped detainees' perceptions of procedural justice: (1) trustworthy motives, (2) interpersonal treatment, (3) neutrality, (4) participation, and (5) agency and process information. These elements of procedural justice were mentioned after encounters with most authorities.

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他们眼中的程序正义：对被拘留者的定性访谈研究。

关于程序正义的文献主要集中在研究公平和尊重的待遇是否会影响司法参与者的合法性评价及其行为。然而，同样重要的是，要研究（a）个人在与刑事司法当局的接触中对程序公正的认知所起的作用，以及（b）是什么让个人觉得受到了程序（不）公正的对待。在这项定性研究中，我们对荷兰一所监狱中的 35 名被拘留者进行了半结构化访谈，询问了他们与警官、监狱工作人员、法官和缓刑监督官的接触情况。研究结果表明，大多数被拘留者都提出了程序公正问题，这表明程序公正对他们起着重要作用。此外，影响被拘留者对程序公正看法的主要有五个要素：(1) 值得信赖的动机，(2) 人际对待，(3) 中立，(4) 参与，(5) 机构和程序信息。这些程序公正要素在与大多数当局接触后都被提及。

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