An Assessment of the Utilization of a Computerized Decision Support System for Youth Probation Officers

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Savaya, Riki ^a,b   Monnickendam, Menachem ^c   Waysman, Mark ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Center for Evaluation   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer; DSS; Human service; Probation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345807430     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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