Recent scholarship suggests that detention may have differential effects depending on situational factors. This longitudinal study tests an integrative theoretical framework with the aim to identify conditions under which detention deters from subsequent rule-violating behavior. We examined whether effects of experienced sanction severity on subsequent misconduct and reoffending behavior are dependent on procedural justice perceptions among Dutch adults in detention (n = 763 and n = 765, respectively). The deterrent effect of sanction severity on misconduct was dependent on procedural justice. Increased sanction severity only deterred from subsequent misconduct when treatment was perceived as procedurally neutral to just. For individuals who were detained for the first time, a similar interaction effect was observed for reoffending behavior. The results support the added value of integrating deterrence theory with situational characteristics (i.e., procedural justice) to explain sanctioning effects and suggest that correctional staffs’ relationships with individuals in detention can contribute to order in prison and beyond.

最近的学术研究表明，拘留可能会产生不同的影响，具体取决于情境因素。这项纵向研究测试了一个综合理论框架，目的是确定拘留阻止随后违反规则行为的条件。我们检查了经历的制裁严重程度对随后的不当行为和再犯行为的影响是否取决于被拘留的荷兰成年人的程序正义观念（n = 763 和n= 765，分别）。严厉制裁对不当行为的威慑作用取决于程序正义。当处理被认为在程序上中立到公正时，增加制裁的严重程度只会阻止随后的不当行为。对于首次被拘留的个人，再犯行为也观察到了类似的交互作用。结果支持将威慑理论与情境特征（即程序正义）相结合以解释制裁效果的附加价值，并表明惩教人员与被拘留者的关系有助于监狱内外的秩序。