Procedural justice in prison: Examining female inmates’ experiences, perceptions, and interactions with correctional officers
Michael E. Antonio, West Chester University,
Selena R. Price, Penn State University—DuBois Campus,
Cassandra L. Reyes, West Chester University
Abstract:There are challenges associated with practicing procedural justice in prison. According to Blader and Tyler (2003, as cited in Barkworth, 2021, p. 65), procedural justice is the perceived fairness of the treatment received and the procedures used during decisionmaking. A prison environment is complex, and the responsibility for demonstrating procedural justice for all inmates is shared equally among all correctional staff. Correctional officers, however, are placed in a challenging position as their job requir… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.