RT Article
T1 Crime Victims’ Belief in a Just World: Moderating Effects of Perceived Fair Treatment in the Criminal Justice Process
JF Victims & offenders
VO 19
IS 2
SP 256
OP 279
A1 Stupnianek, Kotryna
A2 Schmitt, Manfred
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1880153076
AB Criminal victimization is a potentially traumatizing event that can threaten the belief in a just world (BJW). Unlike other kinds of victims, victims of crime are involved in criminal justice procedures. Therefore, the present study examined whether positive experiences in this process can buffer the threat of victimization on the BJW. We collected cross-sectional data from victims of various crimes from Germany and Lithuania (total N = 241). Results showed that victims of very severe crimes had a lower BJW than victims of less severe crimes, however, fair treatment (provision of information) moderated this relationship.
K1 CRIMINAL justice system
K1 perceived fair treatment
K1 informational justice
K1 criminal victimization
K1 Belief in a just world
DO 10.1080/15564886.2022.2141934