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| Author: | Reese, W. A. II Curtis, R. L. Whitworth, J. R. |
| Title: | Dispositional discretion or disparity: the juvenile probation officer's role in delinquency processing. |
| Journal: | Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
1988 : VOL. 24:1, p. 81-100 |
| Index terms: | INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR CRIME |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The study examines the effects of juvenile probation officer /JPO/ characteristics on the disposition of juvenile delinquents.87 JPOs completed a survey in the south-western U.S. The results show that the JPO's background characteristics, organizational situations, and attitudes toward the delinquency were crucial variables explaining dispositional disparity. |
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