Exploring The Relationship Of Shared Race/Ethnicity With Court Actors, Perceptions Of Court Procedural Justice, And Obligation To Obey Among Male Offenders

Keywords

Courts; Procedural justice; Race; Shared race/ethnicity

Abstract

Using survey data from a sample of White, Black, and Hispanic male offenders (n = 311), this study examines whether the relationship between procedural justice and obligation to obey the law is substantiated among a sample of offenders. Further, this study explores the impact that sharing the race/ethnicity of the defense attorney, prosecutor, and judge in their most recent conviction has on male offenders’ perceptions of court procedural justice and their perceived obligation to obey the law. The findings reveal that male offenderswho perceive the courts asmore procedurally just report a significantly greater obligation to obey the law. In addition, Black and Hispanic offenders who shared the race/ ethnicity of the prosecutor in their case perceived the courts as significantly more just. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Race and Justice

Volume

7

Issue

1

Number of Pages

87-102

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/2153368716650728

Socpus ID

85028596247 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85028596247

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