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Procedural Justice, Compliance and The ‘Upstanding Citizen’: A Study of Community Protection Notices

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  • Alex Black
  • Vicky Heap

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This article explores procedural justice and motivational postures theories through the lens of Community Protection Notices (CPN), civil measures used to tackle anti-social behaviour in England and Wales. Through a qualitative study of CPN recipients, this article adds to our understanding of the social identity aspect of procedural justice theory by examining the impact on self-identified ‘upstanding citizens’ issued with a CPN for behaviours that they disputed on moral grounds. In order to renegotiate this anti-social label, participants explored other social categories to create distance between themselves and the authorities and challenged their role as representatives of the ‘law-abiding majority’. Ultimately, participants felt ‘compelled’ to comply with the requirements of their CPN, which in turn damaged perceptions of legitimacy.

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  • Alex Black & Vicky Heap, 2022. "Procedural Justice, Compliance and The ‘Upstanding Citizen’: A Study of Community Protection Notices," The British Journal of Criminology, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, vol. 62(6), pages 1414-1430.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:crimin:v:62:y:2022:i:6:p:1414-1430.
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