Testing the fair process heuristic in a traffic stop context: Evidence from a factorial study with video vignettes

We explored whether distributive justice mediated the observed association between procedural justice and legitimacy, as well as cooperation with police. We distributed a 2 × 2 factorial survey to a national online sample of 560 adults. Participants were randomly assigned to view one video vignette...

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VerfasserInnen: Solomon, Starr J. (VerfasserIn) ; Chenane, Joselyne L. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: The British journal of criminology
Jahr: 2021, Band: 61, Heft: 4, Seiten: 1086-1106
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Survey experiment
Policing
Procedural Justice
Distributive Justice
police legitima
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Zusammenfassung:We explored whether distributive justice mediated the observed association between procedural justice and legitimacy, as well as cooperation with police. We distributed a 2 × 2 factorial survey to a national online sample of 560 adults. Participants were randomly assigned to view one video vignette of a traffic stop varying the components of procedural justice (decision-making and treatment quality). We used structural equation modelling to test the significance of direct and indirect effects. The results indicated that distributive justice fully mediated the effect of decision-making quality on each outcome and partially mediated the effect of treatment quality on trust and cooperation with police. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azaa096