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Fairness Evaluations of Encounters With Police Officers and Correctional Officers 1
Author(s) -
Vermunt Riél,
Blaauw Eric,
Lind E. Allan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01670.x
Subject(s) - psychology , procedural justice , value (mathematics) , social psychology , criminology , machine learning , neuroscience , computer science , perception
The fairness of treatment can be inferred from 2 aspects of the relationship between authority and other party: the person‐related aspect and the role‐related aspect. One hundred seventy‐five American detainees were interviewed about their encounters with police officers and correctional officers. The role‐related aspect affected procedural fairness judgments most when first‐time incarcerated detainees evaluated the encounter with police officers. The person‐related aspect affected procedural fairness judgments most when first‐time detainees and repeatedly incarcerated detainees evaluated encounters with correctional officers. Consequences for the group value model of procedural fairness as well as for the legal practice are discussed.