Personnel Dilemma Ranking Study

• NCJ Number: 109285
• Author(s): T P Rettig; T S Baumberger; W A Johnson
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: Oklahoma Dept of Human Services; Central State University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; Oklahoma Dept of Human Services
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A pilot study focusing on the problems of the Oklahoma juvenile justice system indicated the needs for a slower rate of change in the system, improved communications across staff lines throughout the State, and improved staff training and development programs.

Abstract

During June and July 1985, 475 field and institutional staff of the State's Division of Children and Youth Services in the Department of Human Services completed a pretest survey. One part of the opinion questionnaire asked staff to rank, in the order of importance to them, 10 dilemmas of the Oklahoma Juvenile Justice system. Staff burnout and turnover was the greatest problem reported, followed in turn by funding, administration, system coordination, statutory changes, negative community support, client hostility, inadequate training, absence of training, and other problems. Findings indicated that the changes the system has been undergoing during the past 10 years have produced major stresses. Nevertheless, much positive program activity is also occurring. Figures, appended tables, and 12 references.