Procedural Justice in the Context of Civil Commitment: A Critique of Tyler's Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1997
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-8971.3.1.207
Abstract
This article is a critique of T. R. Tyler's 1992 review of procedural justice and its effect on therapeutic outcome in patients involved in civil commitment hearings. The article clarifies critical elements of Tyler's analysis by drawing on the social cognition construct of information control and elements in the consumerism literature that may mirror and facilitate procedural justice effects. The importance of the committing psychiatrist's role during the commitment hearing is emphasized and issues unique to civil commitment respondents that might affect their susceptibility to procedural justice effects are highlighted. Further research examining the effects of judges', attorneys', and psychiatrists' behavior on the patient's perception of procedural justice and subsequent therapeutic outcome is suggested.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, v. 3, issue 1, p. 207-221
Scholar Commons Citation
Sydeman, Sumner J.; Cascardi, Michele; Poythress, Norman; and Ritterband, Lee M., "Procedural Justice in the Context of Civil Commitment: A Critique of Tyler's Analysis" (1997). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 89.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/89
