2. Bottom Line
 Everyone believes that life should be
fair?
 Innate concept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=aAFQ5kUHPkY
 Is fairness essential in a police
organization?

3. Organizational Justice
 Dimensions
Procedural
Distributive
Interpersonal
Informational
 Considerations
Positive organizational outcomes
In-extremis leadership
Police legitimacy

4. Comparison Ratio
 Self
 Comparison other
 Inputs
 Outcomes

5. Equity Theory
Comparison Other Inputs
Individual Inputs
(Efforts + Abilities)
(Efforts + Abilities)
____________________
__________________
Comparison
Individual Outcomes
Other Outcomes
(Rewards)
(Rewards)
Viewed from the perspective of the
individual and based entirely on the
individual’s perception as opposed to the
leader’s perception.

6. Resolution Strategies
 Altering inputs
 Altering outcomes
 Changing attitudes
 Changing the comparison other
 Acting on the comparison other
 Leaving the field

7. Leader Strategy
 Select (what)
Restore perception of equity
 Leader action plan (how)
Perception or reality?
Affect resolution strategies