RT Article
T1 Procedural Fairness and Fear of Crime: Extending the Procedural Justice Theoretical Model Under the Chinese Context
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 71
IS 4
SP 1264
OP 1292
A1 Liu, Jianhong
A2 Wu, Guangzhen
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1920469117
AB This study examines the relationship between procedural fairness and fear of crime in the context of China. Based on original data collected from a random sample of 2,245 residents in a southeast city in China, this study reveals a salient influence of procedural fairness on fear of crime, reflected by its significant positive effects on not only emotional-based fear but also cognitive fear (perceived risk of victimization). Results also suggest that perceived neighborhood cohesion and police trustworthiness partially mediate the relationship between procedural fairness and the outcome variable. The findings of this study demonstrate broad consequences of procedural fairness (a meaningful social impact within the community) that go beyond its implications for legitimacy and compliance.
K1 China
K1 police trustworthiness
K1 Social Cohesion
K1 perceived risk of victimization
K1 Fear of crime
K1 Procedural Fairness
DO 10.1177/00111287221150422