Improving Correctional Staff Perceptions of Organizational Justice. Issue 2 (15th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lambert, Eric G.; Lanterman, Jennifer L.; Leone, Matthew; Keena, Linda D.; Haynes, Stacy H.; May, David
• Is Part Of: Corrections. Volume 8:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 97
• Page End: 118
• Publication Date: 2023-03-15
• Subjects: Correctional staff -- organizational justice -- distributive justice -- procedural justice; Punishment -- United States -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.60973
• DOI: 10.1080/23774657.2020.1832625
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2377-4657

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The current study explored how three key work environment variables – input into decision-making, instrumental communication, and perceived quality of supervision – affected views of distributive and procedural justice among correctional staff ( n = 322) at an unusual Southern prison. Results supported the premise that work environment variables influence the organizational justice perceptions of correctional staff; however, the effects of work environment on organizational justice perceptions differed, as only four of the six hypotheses were supported by the multivariate regression results. Specifically, input into decision-making and quality of supervision had positive effects on both distributive and procedural justice, while instrumental communication did not have a statistically significant relationship with either. The findings indicate that correctional administrators should focus on input into decision-making and quality of supervision in order to increase staff perceptions of organizational justice.