Procedural Justice

• Procedural Justice is the specific interaction between people and the police. The value of fairness in which the police are perceived to act affects the citizens' trust and confidence that the police deserve obedience. This experience affects their "legitimacy".
• In creating "legitimate" and procedural just interactions, citizens are found to be more compliant, whether that may include directions or requests; citizens are also found to be more cooperative and police tend to result in less use of force. Findings may even suggest citizens avoid breaking the law when regarding the police as a legitimate entity.
• In this project the matter of treating citizens with respect, allowing them opportunities to explain situations and in turn explaining why certain decisions were made, allows for a procedural just encounter. ( Reference: Mirage of Police Reform by Robert E. Worden and Sarah J. McLean)