Journal article
Predictors of juveniles' noncompliance with probation requirements
Law and human behavior, v 38(6), pp 580-591
Dec 2014
PMID: 24933176
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Abstract
Probation is the most common disposition for adjudicated youth, but little is known about which specific requirements are commonly imposed on juveniles, the requirements with which juveniles most often fail to comply, and how certain youth characteristics and/or imposed requirements might relate to probation noncompliance. An investigation of 120 archived files of youth represented by an urban public defender's office identified 29 probation requirements imposed on youth and 18 requirements with which youth commonly failed to comply. Results revealed that 52% of youth failed to comply with at least one probation requirement; prior probation noncompliance and race were both significantly associated with noncompliance in the examined probation disposition. In addition, the probability of probation noncompliance was significantly higher when youth received either of two substance-related probation requirements: drug tests or drug and alcohol counseling. Such results may prompt further investigation of juvenile probation-related predictors, identify areas of need for clinical service provision to foster successful completion of probation requirements, and help identify areas of potential biases among juvenile court personnel.
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- Title
- Predictors of juveniles' noncompliance with probation requirements
- Creators
- Amanda NeMoyer - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityNaomi E S Goldstein - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityRhonda L McKitten - Defender Association of PhiladelphiaAna Prelic - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityJenna Ebbecke - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityErika Foster - Department of Psychology, Drexel UniversityCasey Burkard - Department of Psychology, Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Law and human behavior, v 38(6), pp 580-591
- Publisher
- United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000347798300007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84925670196
- Other Identifier
- 991014877679004721
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