RT Article
T1 Rethinking police procedural justice
JF Theoretical criminology
VO 26
IS 3
SP 416
OP 433
A1 Schaap, Dorian 1988-
A2 Saarikkomäki, Elsa
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1810541247
AB While procedural justice theory has become the dominant paradigm in thinking about police legitimacy, it has several important weaknesses. First, procedural justice's conceptually essential distinction between ‘process’ and ‘outcome’ is blurred in reality, which is visible both in empirical operationalizations and in researchers’ understanding of police work. Second, procedural justice theory views society through an implicit consensus lens, making it poorly equipped to address police–citizen conflicts and structural societal inequalities. This is evident in the theory's inability to unpack the dynamics of police–citizen interactions and its reluctance to problematize the police role in contemporary plural societies. To advance our understanding of police legitimacy and police–citizen relations, particularly among marginalized groups, we strongly recommend working toward theoretical renewal and empirical diversification.
K1 Trust
K1 Procedural Justice
K1 police–citizen relations
K1 Police
K1 Legitimacy
DO 10.1177/13624806211056680