An Examination of Management Strategiesand Attitudes Among Probation Officers

Autor: James R. Andretta, Terri Odom, Fannie Barksdale, Michael E. Barnes, Aaron M. Ramirez, Malcolm H. Woodland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Forensic Social Work, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1936928X
1936-9298
DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.958644
Popis: The authors examined management strategy profiles in probationofficers (POs; N¼57; African American¼96%; male¼53%)using Probation Practices Assessment Survey scores. Results of acluster analysis yielded three profiles: compliance, therapeutic,and intensive. POs with a compliance profile were characterizedby high frequency of deterrence and confrontation strategies andless frequent use of behavioral, counseling, and restorative strate-gies when compared to colleagues. Therapeutic POs reported touse deterrence and confrontation strategies infrequently. At thesame time, therapeutic POs reported to use behavioral and counsel-ing tactics, and to a lesser degree restorative approaches, on aslightly above average basis. The intensive profile was marked bythe frequent use of all different types of probation approaches.Results also showed that management profiles were indicative ofattitudes toward punitiveness, mental health rehabilitation, andresponse to probation in juveniles.
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