Which item is NOT a pillar of procedural justice?

Which item is NOT a pillar of procedural justice?

• A. Fairness and consistency
• B. Voice and representation
• C. Transparency
• D. Public accountability

Answer: (D)

Procedural justice centers on how fair a process feels to the person affected. The strongest pillars shaping that perception are giving people a genuine voice in what happens to them, ensuring the process is applied fairly and consistently, and providing clear, understandable reasons for decisions (transparency). Public accountability, while important for oversight of the system, doesn’t directly shape an individual’s sense of fairness in the moment. It’s about external review and governance rather than the person’s experience of the process itself. So the item that doesn’t fit as a pillar is public accountability.

Procedural justice centers on how fair a process feels to the person affected. The strongest pillars shaping that perception are giving people a genuine voice in what happens to them, ensuring the process is applied fairly and consistently, and providing clear, understandable reasons for decisions (transparency). Public accountability, while important for oversight of the system, doesn’t directly shape an individual’s sense of fairness in the moment. It’s about external review and governance rather than the person’s experience of the process itself. So the item that doesn’t fit as a pillar is public accountability.