Effect of psychopathy, abuse, and ethnicity on juvenile probation officers' decision-making and supervision strategies

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-498

  Vidal, Sarah ^a   Skeem, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Ethnicity; Juvenile offenders; Probation; Probation Officers; Psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNICITY; HOPE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; JUVENILE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROBATION; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POLICE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548567081     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-006-9077-1     Document Type: Article

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