Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between procedural justice perceptions and obligation to obey institutional rules among incarcerated populations with an emphasis on the impact of gang membership on this relationship. Methods Using a cross-sectional research design, we collected data from self-reported surveys of incarcerated individuals from three male and two female correctional facilities (N = 3411). To answer our proposed research questions, we perform group-based structural equation modeling. Results Findings indicate that procedural justice perceptions and obligation to obey are positively associated. Results also reveal that procedural justice was positively associated with obligation to obey across all groups of gang membership—current, former, and never-gang. However, we found no support for significant differences across gang membership. Conclusions This study provides empirical evidence supporting the positive relationship between perceptions of procedural justice and obligation to obey among a sample of incarcerated men and women. However, results found no statistically significant difference across groups suggesting that the relationship between procedural justice and obligation to obey is important regardless of gang status.

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程序正义和被监禁者遵守制度规则的义务：对现任、前任和从未加入过帮派成员的审查。

摘要 目的本文的目的是研究被监禁人群中程序正义观念与遵守制度规则的义务之间的关系，重点是帮派成员身份对这种关系的影响。方法使用横断面研究设计，我们从对来自三名男性和两名女性惩教设施的被监禁者（N = 3411）的自我报告调查中收集数据。为了回答我们提出的研究问题，我们进行了基于组的结构方程建模。结果 结果表明，程序正义观念和服从义务呈正相关。结果还表明，程序正义与所有帮派成员群体（当前、以前和从未加入过帮派）的服从义务呈正相关。然而，我们没有发现帮派成员之间存在显着差异的支持。结论 本研究提供了实证证据，支持在被监禁的男性和女性样本中对程序正义的看法与服从义务之间存在正相关关系。然而，结果发现各组之间没有统计学上的显着差异，这表明无论帮派地位如何，程序正义与服从义务之间的关系都很重要。