Voice effects in a forceful arrest: fairness judgements in disrespectful procedures

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Title: Voice effects in a forceful arrest: fairness judgements in disrespectful procedures
Author(s): Baarbe, Jeremiah; Sivasubramaniam, Diane
Abstract: Research shows that voice increases fairness evaluations, and that an evaluators' role and the target's deservingness moderate this effect. However, this effect has not been examined in procedures that are otherwise disrespectful. In a 2 (Voice: Voice, No Voice) x 3 (Role: Suspect, Police, Observer) x 3 (Deservingness: Harmful, Harmless, Innocent) design, we tested whether the voice effect and its moderators generalize to a forceful arrest. Undergraduates (n=57) read about an arrest. Voice enhanced fairness judgments, qualified by role and deservingness, indicating that the voice effect holds in otherwise disrespectful procedures. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed
Publication type: Conference paper
Source: Paper presented at the 4th International Congress of Psychology and Law, held in conjunction with the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Miami, Florida, United States, 02-05 March 2011
Publication year: 2011
Keyword(s): Disrespectful procedures; Fairness judgments; Procedural justice; Voice
Publisher: American Psychology-Law Society
Publisher URL: http://www.ap-ls.org/conferences/apls2012/index2012.html
Peer reviewed