A top priority of prison authorities is maintaining a safe and orderly institutional environment. Gangs are believed to impede this objective, warranting bespoke policies and practices. Drawing on the process-based model of regulation, we depart from orthodox explanations for the gang–misconduct link and argue that gang affiliates are treated less fairly than nongang affiliates owing to suppression-oriented administrative policies and harsher day-to-day interactions with officers, which, in turn, impact compliance. We use administrative and survey data sources based on a sample of 802 male prisoners and generalized structural equation modeling to examine whether procedural justice and legal orientations mediate the association between official classification of gang affiliation and self-reported misconduct. Our findings reveal partial support for the process-based model: procedural justice and legitimacy are poorer among gang than among nongang respondents but do not mediate the gang–misconduct link. The traditional pathway between procedural justice, legitimacy, and obligation to obey was observed, none of which were related to misconduct, standing in sharp contrast to the expectations of the process-based model. These findings suggest that factors other than procedural justice and legal orientations may be more relevant for rule violations among gangs, specifically, and within correctional environments, generally.

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程序正义、法律取向和帮派成员身份：测试另一种解释以了解帮派与不当行为之间的联系

监狱当局的首要任务是维护安全有序的制度环境。人们认为帮派会阻碍这一目标，因此需要制定定制的政策和做法。借鉴基于流程的监管模型，我们偏离了对帮派与不当行为联系的正统解释，并认为由于以镇压为导向的行政政策和与官员的日常互动更为严厉，帮派附属机构的待遇不如非帮派附属机构，这反过来会影响合规性。我们使用基于 802 名男性囚犯样本的行政和调查数据源和广义结构方程模型来检查程序正义和法律取向是否调节帮派隶属关系的官方分类与自我报告的不当行为之间的关联。我们的研究结果显示部分支持基于流程的模型：帮派中的程序正义和合法性比非帮派受访者更差，但不会调解帮派与不当行为之间的联系。观察到程序正义、合法性和服从义务之间的传统路径，其中没有一个与不当行为有关，与基于过程的模型的期望形成鲜明对比。这些发现表明，程序正义和法律取向以外的因素可能与帮派之间的违规行为更相关，特别是在一般的惩教环境中。遵守的义务被观察到，没有一个与不当行为有关，与基于过程的模型的期望形成鲜明对比。这些发现表明，程序正义和法律取向以外的因素可能与帮派之间的违规行为更相关，特别是在一般的惩教环境中。遵守的义务被观察到，没有一个与不当行为有关，与基于过程的模型的期望形成鲜明对比。这些发现表明，程序正义和法律取向以外的因素可能与帮派之间的违规行为更相关，特别是在一般的惩教环境中。