VALENCE AS A MEASUREMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBATION OFFICER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

• NCJ Number: 16835
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (SUMMER 1974) Pages: 157-162
• Author(s): R R DEMING
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Pergamon Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSES A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A PROBATION OFFICER AND CLIENT AS THE ESSENCE OF THE SOCIALIZING PROCESS DESIRED.

Abstract

FULFILLING NEEDS FOR EMOTIONAL SECURITY AND RESPONSE AND ENTERING INTO A SENSE OF POSITIVE IDENTITY IN A RELATIONSHIP THAT OVERCOMES ALIENATION ARE CONSIDERED PRIORITY GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED IN THE OFFICER-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. A LIKERT-TYPE SCALE WAS DEVELOPED TO ASSESS A RELATIONSHIP VALENCE AND WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE CLIENTS OF AN URBAN PROBATION AGENCY. ITS EFFECTIVENESS IS CONSIDERED TO BE ESTABLISHED. RECOMMENDED USES OF THE RELATIONSHIP VALENCE SCALE INCLUDE OFFICER-CLIENT MATCHING THROUGH A PERSONALITY PROFILE ASSESSMENT, DETERMINING QUALITIES IN OFFICERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POSITIVE VALENCE RELATIONSHIPS, AND INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIENT ATTITUDE CHANGE AND THE VALENCE OF THE CLIENT-OFFICER RELATIONSHIP.