In the current study it is examined if the impact of vicarious and personal perceptions of procedural justice on legal cynicism, legitimacy, and offending across time is invariant across race/ethnicity. Using longitudinal data from a sample of serious juvenile offenders from the Pathways to Desistance, the within- and between-individual associations of procedural justice, legal orientations, and offending were tested. Race/ethnic-specific models were estimated to examine differences across race/ethnicity. Positive personal and vicarious experiences with police had positive effects on legal orientations (i.e., legitimacy and cynicism), while vicarious experiences were more influential on offending compared to personal experiences. These effects were consistent across race/ethnicity. Both changes in legitimacy (positive) and cynicism (negative) were important for understanding changes in offending; however, the effect of cynicism was more consistent across race/ethnicity. The findings suggest that procedurally just treatment of juveniles by police can enhance legal compliance.

在当前的研究中，研究了程序正义的替代和个人看法对法律犬儒主义、合法性和犯罪的影响是否在不同种族/族裔之间保持不变。使用来自“终止之路”中的严重青少年犯罪者样本的纵向数据，对程序正义、法律取向和犯罪之间的个体内部和个体之间的关联进行了测试。估计种族/民族特定模型来检查种族/民族之间的差异。与警察有关的积极的个人和替代经历对法律取向（即合法性和愤世嫉俗）具有积极影响，而与个人经历相比，替代经历对犯罪的影响更大。这些影响在不同种族/民族中是一致的。合法性（积极）和愤世嫉俗（消极）的变化对于理解犯罪行为的变化都很重要；然而，犬儒主义的影响在不同种族/族裔中更为一致。研究结果表明，警察在程序上公正地对待青少年可以增强法律合规性。