The Experience, Impact, and Management of Professional Burnout Among Probation Officers in Juvenile Justice Settings

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 175-193

  Salyers, Michelle P ^a,b   Hood, Brittany J ^a   Schwartz, Katherine ^c   Alexander, Andrew O ^c   Aalsma, Matthew C ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACT Center of Indiana   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

delinquents; juvenile offenders; probation outcomes; qualitative research; support systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928765799     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2015.1009967     Document Type: Article

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