Procedural Justice - Introduction

If you have looked at my LinkedIn profile, you will know that I had the privilege to study 英国剑桥大学 for an MSt in Criminology, Penology and Management. In my second year, I wrote my dissertation on Procedural Justice and published it in 2019 – a copy of it is available on my profile page. I am hugely passionate about the subject, and it is something that I try to build into my practice every day, whether that’s working with staff, other leaders, stakeholders, or the men in our care.

If you are reading this and are interested, then I want to help you understand this important concept and the impact it can have. Procedural Justice is something that affects us all, every single day, when we interact with ‘authority’. So whether it’s the bank or your children’s school, a Police Officer, or the wider Criminal Justice System, your boss or your employer, your local authority or national government, we are all attuned to the subtleties and the impacts of Procedural Justice within these everyday interactions and in the big moments in our work or everyday lives and interactions.

Whilst Procedural Justice research is routed in Criminal Justice, the concepts of Procedural Justice do not just impact within the Criminal Justices System - they impact in every sector – so I hope what I can share will help you (and your organisation) to have a wider impact in every aspect of your work, especially if you lead or manage a team, interact with customers or stakeholders or have a much broader system wide influence.

My next post will start with a basic overview of what Procedural Justice is, its routes in the research. I will then move on to introduce in overview the four aspects of Procedural Justice, I will then help to build your knowledge in each area. I hope to build a short series here that you can then use as a resource in your practice. I would also be happy to answer any questions and help you think through how this impacts you at work, at home, in your relationships and with the teams you lead and manage.

Here's to a lively debate and I look forward to hearing what you think.