Procedural Justice, Cynicism Toward Prison Administration, and Inmate Misconduct: A Test for Mediation Effects

• In Event: Perceptions, Procedural Justice and the Cost of Corrections

Abstract

Mounting evidence regarding procedural justice suggests that the quality of treatment by criminal justice personnel is closely related to an individual’s willingness to comply with legal authorities. Using self-report data from an imprisoned sample of adult males in prisons in South Korea, the current study examines the relationship between inmates’ perceptions of procedural justice and their misconduct. The results indicate that inmates who felt they were treated in a procedurally fair manner in prison were less likely to be involved in misconduct.

Authors

• Glen Ishoy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Jaeyong Choi, Angelo State University