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Examining the predictors of juvenile probation officers' rehabilitation orientation

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  • Lopez, Vera
  • Russell, Margaret

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According to the importation model, individual attributes such as gender and race influence correctional orientation. In contrast, the work/role model contends that differences in correctional orientation are due to work experiences and environment. The purpose of the present study was to explore whether individual attributes, work-related experiences, and perceptions of one's own cultural competency and juveniles' social supports predicted rehabilitation orientation for one hundred juvenile probation officers working within an organization framework that favored a balanced approach to juvenile justice. Multiple regression results indicated that the importation variables were not predictive of rehabilitation orientation, either as a set or individually. The work/role model and the perception variable sets predicted rehabilitation orientation. Employment type and perceptions of social support were most strongly related to rehabilitation orientation. The study's unique contribution stems from its use of unordered sets analyses to examine the relative validity of theoretical grounded sets of variables.

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  • Lopez, Vera & Russell, Margaret, 2008. "Examining the predictors of juvenile probation officers' rehabilitation orientation," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 36(5), pages 381-388, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:36:y::i:5:p:381-388
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