FACTORS IN THE DECISION-MAKING OF NORTH CAROLINA PROBATION OFFICERS (FROM PROBATION AND PAROLE SELECTED READINGS, 1970, JOHN WILEY & SONS - SEE NCJ-03284)

• NCJ Number: 3446
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY 1966) Pages: 120-128
• Author(s): J P REED; C E KING
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: John Wiley and Sons
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROBATION OFFICERS DECISIONAL ALTERNATIVES BASED ON HYPOTHETICAL CASE SITUATIONS.

Abstract

IN EACH CASE SITUATION THE PROBATION OFFICER WAS TO SELECT THE DECISIONAL ALTERNATIVE THAT BEST REPRESENTED WHAT HE WOULD DO--GIVEN THE FACTS, BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROBATIONER, AND THE PROBATION VIOLATION IN QUESTION. DECISIONAL ALTERNATIVES AND CASE SITUATIONS WERE FOLLOWED BY A QUESTION WHICH ASKED THE OFFICER TO EXPLAIN BRIEFLY WHY HE HAD CHOSEN A PARTICULAR ALTERNATIVE IN EACH SITUATION. OF ALL THE FACTORS USED, THE OFFICERS PLACE OF LONGEST RESIDENCE AND SCORES PRODUCED THE BEST RESULTS, INDICATING A CONTINUUM OF DECISION AND RATIONALIZATIONS WITH THE RURAL AT ONE END AND THE URBAN AT THE OTHER.