The Connection Between Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction Among Probation and Parole Officers

Authors

• Eric G. Lambert, Indiana University Northwest
• Matthew C. Leone, University of Nevada, Reno
• Monica Solinas-Saunders, Indiana University Northwest
• David C. May, Mississippi State University
• Stacy H. Haynes, Mississippi State University

ORCID

Haynes: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-9291; May: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-6773

MSU Affiliation

College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Sociology

Creation Date

2026-06-01

Abstract

A path model examining the association between organizational justice views and job satisfaction is proposed. The path model suggests that interpersonal and informational justice are associated with higher distributive justice views. Additionally, the path model offers that procedural and distributive justice are related to higher job satisfaction. The path model was tested with data from 222 parole and probation agents from a western U.S. state, and the multivariate results supported the proposed relationships, except that procedural justice did not have a significant direct association with job satisfaction.

Publication Date

1-19-2026

Publication Title

Prison Journal

Publisher

SAGE Publications

First Page

135

Last Page

156

Rights

© 2026 SAGE Publications

Recommended Citation

Lambert, E. G., Leone, M. C., Solinas-Saunders, M., May, D. C., & Haynes, S. H. (2026). The Connection Between Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction Among Probation and Parole Officers. The Prison Journal, 106(2), 135-156.