Randomized trial examines police behaviors and their impact on subjective procedural justice during simulations, suggesting important communication strategies.
Key Points
This research aims to explore how specific police behaviors affect perceptions of procedural justice during simulated interactions.
Examined 75 Norwegian police trainees in a training simulation to defuse a conflict.
Used body camera footage to analyze trainee behavior during the interaction.
Role-players completed self-report measures on their perceptions of procedural justice.
Subjective procedural justice ratings were higher when trainees allowed role-players to express their views and actively listened.
Trainees were rated as more procedurally just when they demonstrated perspective-integrating behavior in their communication.
Multiple officer behaviors were identified that can enhance perceptions of procedural justice.