Female Offenders’ Perceptions Of Police Procedural Justice And Their Obligation To Obey The Law

Keywords

female offenders; obligation to obey the law; procedural justice

Abstract

Although the process-based model of criminal justice has received substantial empirical attention, few previous studies have examined individuals embedded in a criminal lifestyle and at the most risk for future offending, and few have focused exclusively on female offenders. Employing structural equation modeling, the present study tests the process-based model of self-regulation among a sample of 694 incarcerated females. Specifically examined is the effect of perceptions of voice in respondents’ most recent encounter with police on their perceptions of police procedural justice and the impact of respondents’ procedural justice perceptions on their perceived obligation to obey the law. Results reveal support for the process-based model among serious female offenders, though the impact may be attenuated by increased experience with the criminal justice system. Policy implications are discussed.

Publication Date

6-1-2018

Publication Title

Crime and Delinquency

Volume

64

Issue

6

Number of Pages

758-781

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128717719418

Socpus ID

85042062992 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85042062992

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