Recognizing the difference between substantive and procedural rights helps enormously in understanding the battles over applying the first eight amendments of the U.S. Constitution to the states ...

The first concerns individual accountability and the ability to understand responsibilities; the second concerns the distinction between substantive rights and procedural rights.

“Procedural justice is really what good police officers do. And generally, what other government agencies and businesses do when they're responsive to the needs of the community,” Kelly said.