Revisiting the role of distributive justice in Tyler’s legitimacy theory

Tyler’s theory of legitimacy identified procedural justice and distributive justice as antecedents of legitimacy, but placed distributive justice in a relatively minor position compared with procedural justice. This has led to researchers paying less attention to distributive justice in the developm...

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Main Author: McLean, Kyle (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 335-346
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Procedural Justice
Distributive Justice
Legitimacy
Policing
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Summary:Tyler’s theory of legitimacy identified procedural justice and distributive justice as antecedents of legitimacy, but placed distributive justice in a relatively minor position compared with procedural justice. This has led to researchers paying less attention to distributive justice in the development of theory, despite consistent findings that distributive justice is important to a number of outcomes for criminal justice authorities. This report uses uncertainty management theory to revisit Tyler’s legitimacy model and gain a more nuanced understanding of distributive justice.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-019-09370-5