A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Rethinking police procedural justice
Authors: Schaap Dorian, Saarikkomäki Elsa
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Theoretical Criminology
Journal name in source: THEORETICAL CRIMINOLOGY
Journal acronym: THEOR CRIMINOL
Article number: 13624806211056680
Number of pages: 18
ISSN: 1362-4806
eISSN: 1461-7439
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/13624806211056680
Web address : https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13624806211056680
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/174779002
While procedural justice theory has become the dominant paradigm in thinking about police legitimacy, it has several important weaknesses. First, procedural justice's conceptually essential distinction between 'process' and 'outcome' is blurred in reality, which is visible both in empirical operationalizations and in researchers' understanding of police work. Second, procedural justice theory views society through an implicit consensus lens, making it poorly equipped to address police-citizen conflicts and structural societal inequalities. This is evident in the theory's inability to unpack the dynamics of police-citizen interactions and its reluctance to problematize the police role in contemporary plural societies. To advance our understanding of police legitimacy and police-citizen relations, particularly among marginalized groups, we strongly recommend working toward theoretical renewal and empirical diversification.
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