Exploring the Effects of Organizational Structure Variables on the Organizational Justice Perceptions of Correctional Staff

Research examining the effect of organizational justice on the correctional environment is typically limited to its consequences on various outcomes. Absent from this body of literature is how perceptions of organizational justice are formed among correctional staff. Filling this void and using data...

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Main Author: Lambert, Eric G. (Author)
Contributors: Berthelot, Emily ; Morrow, Weston ; Block, Lauren ; Hogan, Nancy
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The prison journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 101, Issue: 5, Pages: 553-574
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Organizational Structure
Procedural Justice
Distributive Justice
Organizational Justice
Correctional Staff
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Summary:Research examining the effect of organizational justice on the correctional environment is typically limited to its consequences on various outcomes. Absent from this body of literature is how perceptions of organizational justice are formed among correctional staff. Filling this void and using data from a Midwestern correctional facility, the current study examines the impact of instrumental communication, integration, formalization, and input into decision-making on the distributive and procedural justice perceptions of correctional staff. With the exception of integration, all organizational structure variables were significantly related to both forms of organizational justice. These findings offer correctional administrators a low cost and practical solution for enhancing organizational justice through organizational structure.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/00328855211048173