Enujioke Sharon C, Aalsma Matthew C, Meagher Carolyn G, Hunt Abby, Hensley Monique M, Ott Mary A
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
Health Care Education and Training, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2025 May;69(6-7):706-721. doi: 10.1177/0306624X231159878. Epub 2023 Mar 9.
Violence among incarcerated youths is a serious public health issue and an area of marked health disparities. Procedural Justice is an ethical framework to guide policy approaches in the criminal justice system. The purpose of our study was to evaluate youth perception of neutrality, respect, trust, and voice while incarcerated. Young people ages 14 to 21 previously incarcerated in a juvenile detention facility were interviewed regarding their perceptions of procedural justice. Participants were recruited from community-based organizations. Interviews were semi-structured, lasting for 1 hr. Interviews were coded for themes related to procedural justice. Twenty-eight participants were interviewed regarding their experience with procedural justice while incarcerated. Key themes included: Neutrality: Participants felt that they were treated impartially regarding everyone receiving the same punishment for offenses; however, levels of punishments for offenses were inconsistent. Respect: Participants often felt disrespected by staff. Trust: The participants did not feel safe to trust. Voice: Participants felt they had no voice while incarcerated. Previously incarcerated youth perceptions indicated a need for more training in the juvenile detention system to enable staff members to have a better understanding of procedural justice and to appropriately utilize it.
被监禁青少年中的暴力行为是一个严重的公共卫生问题，也是一个存在显著健康差异的领域。程序正义是指导刑事司法系统政策方针的一个道德框架。我们研究的目的是评估青少年在被监禁期间对中立性、尊重、信任和发言权的看法。对14至21岁曾被关押在少年拘留所的年轻人就他们对程序正义的看法进行了访谈。参与者是从社区组织招募的。访谈采用半结构化形式，持续1小时。对访谈内容进行编码，以找出与程序正义相关的主题。就28名参与者在被监禁期间的程序正义体验进行了访谈。关键主题包括：中立性：参与者认为在对每个人的罪行给予相同惩罚方面他们受到了公正对待；然而，罪行的惩罚程度并不一致。尊重：参与者经常感到受到工作人员的不尊重。信任：参与者觉得没有安全感去信任他人。发言权：参与者觉得他们在被监禁期间没有发言权。曾被监禁青少年的看法表明，少年拘留系统需要更多培训，以使工作人员能够更好地理解程序正义并适当地加以运用。
