Assessing the process-based model of regulation within a jail setting: arrestees’ perceptions of procedural justice, trust and obligation to obey

The Effects of Procedural Justice on Obligation to Obey, and Compliance among Incarcerated Offenders in South Africa

“…However, procedural justice may not always be the strongest predictor of obligation to obey and compliance in correctional settings in all jurisdictions. For instance, unlike Western-oriented studies that reported procedural justice as the strongest predictor of obligation to obey and compliance in the corrections environment (see Nuño & Morrow, 2020), the findings here show contradictory result. This portends, albeit in a transitional society's correctional setting, that inmates may be more concerned about the equitable distribution of services in correctional facilities than about the procedural fairness of correctional officials.…”

“…Drawing mostly from the Tylerian process-based model, previous studies in Western societies found procedural justice to have significant positive effects on inmates’ compliance and obligation to obey (Beijersbergen et al, 2015; Jackson et al, 2010; Maguire et al, 2019; Nuño & Morrow, 2020). For instance, Jackson et al (2010) maintain that perceived fair treatment of inmates gives rise to inmates who are more compliant with correctional rules and obedient to correctional staff.…”

Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang–misconduct link

“…Quantitative evidence lends support to this contention as gang affiliates report poorer perceptions of correctional authorities compared with nongang affiliates (Alward et al., 2021; Pyrooz & Decker, 2019). One consequence of procedural injustice and illegitimacy is attenuated obligation to obey the law and its agents (Alward et al., 2021; Baker et al., 2021; Nuño & Morrow, 2020; Tyler, 1990; Walters & Bolger, 2019; White et al., 2016), which in turn should elevate misconduct in prison (e.g., Maguire et al., 2021). Criminologists have been unable to fully account for the gang–offending link on the street or in prison (see Melde & Esbensen, 2014); therefore, factors outside the direct purview of the gang may be at least partly responsible for this relationship.…”

Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Prisons: A Review of Extant Empirical Literature

“…Baker et al (2021) found that outside of demographic factors, prior misconduct, and a set release date, procedural justice was the strongest predictor of selfregulation in jails among their sample of 290 persons who were incarcerated. Similarly, Nuño and Morrow (2020), analyzing data from their sample of 443 persons who were incarcerated, reported a positive significant relationship between perceptions of procedural justice, trust, and obligation to comply with prison officers.…”

“…Similarly, Dane (2012) and Hacin (2018) assessed procedural justice as perceptions of the fairness of decisions made by prison staff, while Campbell et al (2020) conceptualized the antecedents of legitimacy in prison as including procedural fairness, fairness in decision-making, and perceptions of the quality of treatment. Nuño and Morrow (2020) and Baker et al (2021) assessed procedural justice as perceptions of prison officer fairness informed by the process-based model of regulation. One study (Del Vecchio, 2019) assessed the perceptions of fairness and respect in the processes and regulations of the prison environment held by both officers and persons who were incarcerated, while two studies employed independent measures of procedural justice.…”