TY - JOUR
T1 - Procedural justice in contacts with the police: the perspective of victims of crime
AU - Elliott, Irina
AU - Thomas, Stuart David Michael
AU - Ogloff, James Robert
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This study examined perceptions of procedural justice (the fairness of methods used to
achieve outcomes) in contacts with the police among victims of crime. In-depth interviews
were conducted with 110 people who reported a crime (personal and property)
to the police in the previous 12 months. The findings indicated that police willingness
to do their best to solve the case and police relating to victims as persons independently
of the case itself were at least as important to victims of crime as the police
delivering a desired outcome. Implications for evaluation of police performance are
discussed.
AB - This study examined perceptions of procedural justice (the fairness of methods used to
achieve outcomes) in contacts with the police among victims of crime. In-depth interviews
were conducted with 110 people who reported a crime (personal and property)
to the police in the previous 12 months. The findings indicated that police willingness
to do their best to solve the case and police relating to victims as persons independently
of the case itself were at least as important to victims of crime as the police
delivering a desired outcome. Implications for evaluation of police performance are
discussed.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15614263.2011.607659
U2 - 10.1080/15614263.2011.607659
DO - 10.1080/15614263.2011.607659
M3 - Article
SN - 1561-4263
VL - 13
SP - 437
EP - 449
JO - Police Practice and Research: An International Journal
JF - Police Practice and Research: An International Journal
IS - 5
ER -
