Procedural justice and professional policing in times of austerity. (April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hough, Mike
• Other Names: Millie Andrew guest-editor.; Bullock Karen guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Criminology & criminal justice. Volume 13:Number 2(2013)
• Page Start: 181
• Page End: 197
• Publication Date: 2013-04
• Subjects: Police legitimacy -- procedural justice -- stop and search; Criminology -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; 364.05
• DOI: 10.1177/1748895812466399
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-8958

Abstract

This article draws on a study of differential treatment of young people in the youth justice system to present a typology of styles of policing that contrasts procedural justice with adversarial policing. It considers the factors that can trap police in adversarial styles of policing and offers suggestions about how best to move towards policing grounded on principles of procedural justice. It argues that ideas about procedural justice may be able to gain more traction in times of austerity, given that changing policing style does not necessarily incur significant costs.