Title: Procedural justice - Wikipedia
Headings: Procedural justice
Procedural justice
Contents
In relation to communication
Perfect, imperfect, and pure
Models of procedural fairness
Outcomes model
Balancing model
The participation model
Group engagement model
Due process and natural justice
See also
References
Bibliography

Content: One aspect of procedural justice is related to discussions of the administration of justice and legal proceedings. This sense of procedural justice is connected to due process (U.S.), fundamental justice (Canada), procedural fairness (Australia), and natural justice (other Common law jurisdictions), but the idea of procedural justice can also be applied to nonlegal contexts in which some process is employed to resolve conflict or divide benefits or burdens. Other aspects of procedural justice can also be found in social psychology and sociology issues and organizational psychology. Procedural justice concerns the fairness and the transparency of the processes by which decisions are made, and may be contrasted with distributive justice (fairness in the distribution of rights or resources), and retributive justice (fairness in the punishment of wrongs). Hearing all parties before a decision is made is one step which would be considered appropriate to be taken in order that a process may then be characterised as procedurally fair. Some theories of procedural justice hold that fair procedure leads to equitable outcomes, even if the requirements of distributive or restorative justice are not met. It has been suggested that this is the outcome of the higher quality interpersonal interactions often found in the procedural justice process, which has shown to be stronger in affecting the perception of fairness during conflict resolution. Contents
1 In relation to communication
2 Perfect, imperfect, and pure
3 Models of procedural fairness
3.1 Outcomes model
3.2 Balancing model
3.3 The participation model
3.4 Group engagement model
4 Due process and natural justice
5 See also
6 References
7 Bibliography
In relation to communication
In relation to communication, procedural justice deals with the perceptions of fairness regarding outcomes. It reflects the extent in which an individual perceives that outcome allocation decisions have been fairly made. The use of fair procedures helps communicate that employees are valued members of the group.