NCJ Number
132099
Journal
Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1990) Pages: 25-29
Date Published
1990
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Fifty-four juvenile detention administrators who attended a 1988 conference of the National Juvenile Detention Association completed a 150-item true-false instrument designed to identify characteristics and behavior patterns linked with success in the workplace.
Abstract
The trademark protected instrument used five major scales: candor, achievement history, social ability, "winner's" image, and initiative. The participants averaged 35 years of age, and 64 percent were female. As a group, the administrators showed particularly well-developed social skills. The profiles of males and females were generally similar. Many administrators demonstrated high academic achievement, but social ability was the main strength. Results were not surprising, given the need in this profession to use verbal persuasion to avoid serious incidents. Tables, figures, and 3 references