Dispositional discretion or disparity: the juvenile probation officer's role in delinquency processing

Article Abstract:

Concerns about bias and disparity in case dispositions - despite inconclusive evidence - have recently spurred interactionist research into the organizational processes and functionaries of juvenile justice. This article reports a study of the role of the juvenile probation officer (JPO) in affecting dispositions, in which the effects of extralegal factors were systematically tested. In one juvenile probation department in the southwestern U.S., 87 JPOs each completed a survey and recommended three dispositions for the case of a juvenile delinquent. The results indicate that the JPOs' background characteristics, organizational situations, and attitudes toward delinquency were crucial variables explaining dispositional disparity. The authors posit that the "JPO factor" can produce treatment differences sufficient to undermine the rehabilitative ideal and confound studies of judicial bias, and suggest that understanding the systematic nature of this factor might facilitate needed reform. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Research, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Administration of juvenile justice, Prejudices, Prejudice, Probation officers

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Productivity: a vibrant synergy for organic growth

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Saurashtra Cement and Chemical Industries Ltd. employs an employee-oriented management system that makes the company a leading cement producer in India. The company has a management system that takes into consideration not only strategic planning, technology, selection and organization structure, but also safety, health and working environment of employees. It allocates resources on client/market orientation to continously promote productivity within the company.

Cement, hydraulic, Cement, Cement Manufacturing, Management, Cement industry, Saurashtra Cement and Chemical Industries Ltd.

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SCS Affiliates with AACC

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The Society for Computer Simulation (SCS) is now a sponsoring society of the American Automatic Control Council (AACC). The AACC is devoted to the advancement of control theory and its applications. It represents professionals from many disciplines. Members are technical societies, not individuals or corporations.

Professional associations, Trade associations, Control theory, Trade and Professional Associations, Conferences and Meetings

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