R. Vermunt et al., FAIRNESS EVALUATIONS OF ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, Journal of applied social psychology, 28(12), 1998, pp. 1107-1124
The fairness of treatment can be inferred from 2 aspects of the relati
onship between authority and other party: the person-related aspect an
d the role-related aspect. One hundred seventy-five American detainees
were interviewed about their encounters with police officers and corr
ectional officers. The role-related aspect affected procedural fairnes
s judgments most when first-time incarcerated detainees evaluated the
encounter with police officers. The person-related aspect affected pro
cedural fairness judgments most when first-time detainees and repeated
ly incarcerated detainees evaluated encounters with correctional offic
ers. Consequences for the group value model of procedural fairness as
well as for the legal practice are discussed.