Procedural justice and legitimacy in prisons in England and Wales
| Dates: | 11 November 2015 |
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| Times: | 15:15 - 17:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | School of Law |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Dr. Ian Brunton-Smith |
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Studies of procedural justice and legitimacy have generally shown that where legal actors employ formal rules in ways that are perceived to be fair and consistent, greater compliance and cooperation can be achieved. Yet comparatively little is known about the role of legitimacy amongst offender groups, with the experiences of prisoners particularly under explored. In this paper I will present recent findings from a longitudinal survey of more than 3,000 prisoners across England and Wales, focusing specifically on the link between procedural fairness and prisoner perceptions of legitimacy, as well as whether those prisoners who perceive their treatment in prison as legitimate are less likely to go on to reoffend once released. Alongside the substantive findings from this work, I will also discuss some of the methodological challenges of following prisoners during and after their sentence, and the use of multilevel multiple imputation strategies to adjust for survey attrition in the prison context.
Speaker
Dr. Ian Brunton-Smith
Organisation: University of Surrey
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