Legal Socialization and Self-Reported Criminal Offending: The Role of Procedural Justice and Legal Orientations

The procedural justice model of legal socialization holds that personal fairness judgments influence criminal offending directly and indirectly, via legal orientations (e.g. legitimacy and legal cynicism). This study used longitudinal data to empirically scrutinize these arguments.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaiser, Kimberly A. (Author)
Contributors: Reisig, Michael Dean
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 135-154
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Desistance
Life course
Longitudinal analysis
Process-based model
Recidivism
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Summary:The procedural justice model of legal socialization holds that personal fairness judgments influence criminal offending directly and indirectly, via legal orientations (e.g. legitimacy and legal cynicism). This study used longitudinal data to empirically scrutinize these arguments.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-017-9375-4