Scaling Up and Expanding Out: Future Directions for PJ in Policing

Abstract

In this monograph, we have outlined the merits of police legitimacy and its key antecedent: procedural justice (PJ). It is clear that there are aspects of police policy and practice where this approach can be integrated, such as community policing and problem-oriented policing. The experience of the Queensland Community Engagement Trial (QCET) shows the challenges associated with changing a particular area of policing in line with PJ, but that doing so will have positive implications for citizens’ perceptions of police. If PJ policing is to progress beyond one-off experiments, the barriers outlined in the previous chapter should be considered. With this in mind, this chapter examines the minimal conditions needed to support the integration of PJ into mainstream policing and proposes some ideas for moving forward with PJ in policing. We begin with a discussion of organizational features, then examine the important role of training, and conclude with the topic of QCET replication and directions for the future.