Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 76901, USA.
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 29;17(21):7927. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217927.
Prior research has consistently shown that perceptions of procedural justice promote individuals' compliance with the law. Several studies have also identified mechanisms that explain the association between perceptions of procedural justice and compliance (e.g., social identity). However, the potential role of risky behaviors as a mediator of the association between procedural justice and compliance remains unexplored. This study examined whether risky behaviors can mediate the relationship between procedural justice and violent inmate misconduct. Data for this study were derived from a sample of 986 incarcerated felons in South Korea. The present study employed structural equation modeling to test how risky lifestyles mediate the association between procedural justice and violent misconduct. The results showed that procedural justice reduced violent inmate misconduct. Additionally, the mediation hypothesis received partial support: the direct effect of procedural justice on violent misconduct was partially mediated by involvement in risky activities. Taken together, the results highlight the importance of the interrelationship between procedural justice, risky lifestyles, and violent misconduct in a prison setting.
先前的研究一致表明，程序正义的认知促进了个人对法律的遵守。几项研究还确定了解释程序正义与合规性之间关联的机制（例如，社会认同）。然而，程序正义与合规性之间关联的风险行为的潜在作用作为中介仍未得到探索。本研究检验了风险行为是否可以调解程序正义与暴力囚犯不当行为之间的关系。本研究的数据来自韩国 986 名被监禁的重罪犯样本。本研究采用结构方程模型来检验冒险生活方式如何调解程序正义与暴力不当行为之间的关系。结果表明，程序正义减少了暴力囚犯的不当行为。此外，中介假设得到了部分支持：程序正义对暴力不当行为的直接影响部分通过参与冒险活动来调节。总的来说，结果强调了程序正义、冒险生活方式和监狱环境中暴力不当行为之间相互关系的重要性。
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