Determinants of Organizational Justice and Their Relationship to the Behavior of Sportsmanship and Civilized Behavior in the Palestinian Police

Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the determinants of organizational justice and the behavior of sportsmanship and civilized behavior from the viewpoint of the officers working in the Palestinian police in Gaza Strip. The study relied on the descriptive and analytical approach, using the questionnaire, targeting a stratified random sample of (400) officers, who hold the rank of captain and above, from the study population of 1550 officers, and (353) questionnaires were retrieved, with a recovery rate of (88.3%). And it was analyzed using the (SPSS) program. The study found a positive correlation between the determinants of organizational justice and the behavior of sportsmanship and civilized behavior. The study also found the existence of organizational justice in general with a medium degree and the order of its determinants was as follows: fairness of transactions and a large degree, followed by fairness of procedures and a medium degree, and finally, fairness of distribution was to a small degree. As for the behavior of sportsmanship and civilized behavior, it came to a large extent, as the study showed that there are statistically significant differences between the respondents' average response towards the researched relationship due to the variables (type of management, age group, job title, military rank, and years of service). The study recommended working on observing the fairness of distribution by providing appropriate and fair salaries, granting bonuses for the additional efforts exerted, and balancing the distribution of duties and job burdens, and the study also recommended considering the behavior of sportsmanship and civilized behavior as organizational values that the police seek, and the creation of an organizational climate dominated by a sense of justice, Because of its prominent role in stability, tranquility and discipline at work, and thus the elevation of the police institution and the achievement of its desired goals