Ethnic identity, procedural justice, and offending: does procedural justice work the same for everyone?

Identity judgments are central to the theoretical arguments of procedural justice theory. Perceptions of procedural injustice have been argued to compromise an individual’s social identity and contribute to disengagement from group values and norms. Thus, it is important to clarify the relationship...

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Main Author: McLean, Kyle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 10, Pages: 1314-1336
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Procedural justice
Ethnic identity
Social identity
Offending
Group engagement model
Kulturelle Identität
Verfahrensgerechtigkeit
Evaluation
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Summary:Identity judgments are central to the theoretical arguments of procedural justice theory. Perceptions of procedural injustice have been argued to compromise an individual’s social identity and contribute to disengagement from group values and norms. Thus, it is important to clarify the relationship between perceptions of procedural justice and specific facets of social identities, such as ethnic identity. This study attempts to evaluate the relationship between these concepts by examining the potential interaction effect between procedural justice and ethnic identity on two measures of offending, self-report and number of arrests, in a longitudinal study of serious juvenile delinquents.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128715620429