PARENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECT OF VOLUNTEER PROBATION OFFICERS ON JUVENILE PROBATIONERS

• NCJ Number: 19785
• Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 17 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1975) Pages: 5-19
• Author(s): J M Gandy; R Pitman; M Strecker; C Yip
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 15 pages
• Corporate Author: Canadian Criminal Justice Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

INTERVIEWS WITH 42 PARENTS IN A CANADIAN JUVENILE COURT FOUND THAT PARENTS PERCEIVED VOLUNTEERS AS WARM, FRIENDLY PERSONS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN THE CHILDREN BUT WHO HAD A MINIMAL EFFECT ON THEIR BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES.

Abstract

THIS STUDY REPLICATED A STUDY IN THE DENVER, COLORADO JUVENILE COURT.