Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers' decision making: Importance of implementation.

Vincent, Gina M.; Paiva-Salisbury, Melissa L.; Cook, Nathan E.; Guy, Laura S.; Perrault, Rachael T.

doi:10.1037/a0027186

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“…The principles of the training conformed with Bonta's et al () and Vincent et al's () recommendations. The training exercises, cases, and other materials were tailored to match the needs of Turkish POs, based on the findings of a prior qualitative study conducted by the first and second authors (Erdem et al, ).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The internal consistency was reported 0.63 in a prior study (Cullen et al, ). The version used in the present study employed a 5‐point Likert‐type scale ranging from 1 ( strongly disagree ) to 5 ( strongly agree ) to measure punitiveness toward justice‐involved youth, derived from Vincent et al (). The internal consistency in our sample was 0.70 at the pretest.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The impact of a brief RNR‐based training on Turkish juvenile probation officers' punitive and rehabilitative attitudes and recidivism risk perceptions

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Erdem

Ruiter

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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The present quasi‐experimental study examined the impact of a brief training program based on the risk–need–responsivity (RNR) model on Turkish juvenile probation officers' (JPOs) punitive and rehabilitative attitudes toward justice‐involved youth and recidivism risk perceptions. Fifty‐nine JPOs were recruited through three probation offices in Istanbul, Turkey. Thirty‐six JPOs, who received a 1‐day training in the RNR model of offending behavior, were compared to JPOs in a wait‐list control condition (n = 23). Participants in both conditions completed surveys at baseline and 1‐week posttraining. Mixed‐factorial analysis of variances revealed a significantly higher decrease in JPOs' punitive attitudes from pre‐ to posttest, in the training condition compared to the control group, with a medium effect size. Rehabilitative attitudes decreased in both conditions, while recidivism risk perceptions did not change from pre‐ to posttest in either condition. Future research could expand on these promising results using a more intensive training program and a randomized‐controlled design in a larger sample of JPOs.

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confidence: 99%

The impact of a brief RNR‐based training on Turkish juvenile probation officers' punitive and rehabilitative attitudes and recidivism risk perceptions

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Erdem

Ruiter

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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“…Given that a small percentage of juvenile offenders are responsible for repeat offending (Cottle, Lee, & Heilbrun, 2001), identifying youth (especially during the intake process) most likely to have future contact with the courts can help reserve resources for those youth who have the greatest intervention needs (Andrews & Bonta, 2006; Cullen, Andrew, & Edward, 2009; Onifade et al, 2008; Vincent, et al, 2012). The long-term costs of juvenile offending have placed a premium on efficiently assessing and treating juvenile offenders.…”

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Screening Offenders: The Exploration of a Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) Brief Screener

Campbell

Onifade

Barnes

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Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Although structured assessments have helped standardize juvenile court processes by systematically measuring risk for recidivism, it has been argued that some assessments lack the ability to perform as a brief screener. This study explored the potential for the original 42-item Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) risk assessment to perform as a brief screener for a sample of first-time juvenile offenders in a mid-western, industrialized county. Results indicated that the original and shortened version of the YLS/CMI significantly predicted two-year recidivism for male and female offenders. Implications for situationally targeted forms of risk assessment are discussed.

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“…Juvenile probation officers (JPOs) play an important role in preventing youths' deep-end involvement in the justice system, exercising significant discretion to establish and enforce conditions of probation through their recommendations to the court (Griffin & Torbet, 2002). JPOs are also specifically charged with addressing the criminogenic needs of youth probationers, both to limit reoffending and foster rehabilitation (Schwalbe, 2012;Vincent, Paiva-Salisbury, Cook, Guy, & Perrault, 2012). To achieve the goals of probation, JPOs must strive to foster youth compliance with probation conditions and established treatment plans, motivating youth probationers to change their behavior in ways that will increase the offenders' chances of exiting the system (Schwalbe & Maschi, 2011).…”

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Motivating compliance: Juvenile probation officer strategies and skills

Schwartz

Alexander

Lau

et al. 2016

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Juvenile probation officers aim to improve youth compliance with probation conditions, but questions remain about how officers motivate youth. The study's purpose was to determine which officerreported probation strategies (client-centered vs. confrontational) were associated with their use of evidence-based motivational interviewing skills. Officers (N = 221) from 18 Indiana counties demonstrated motivational interviewing skills by responding to scenarios depicting issues common to youth probationers. Results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that, while officer endorsement of client-centered strategies was not associated with differential use of motivational interviewing skills, officers endorsing confrontational strategies were less likely to demonstrate motivational interviewing skills.

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Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers' decision making: Importance of implementation.

Cited by 65 publications

References 36 publications

The impact of a brief RNR‐based training on Turkish juvenile probation officers' punitive and rehabilitative attitudes and recidivism risk perceptions

The impact of a brief RNR‐based training on Turkish juvenile probation officers' punitive and rehabilitative attitudes and recidivism risk perceptions

Screening Offenders: The Exploration of a Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) Brief Screener

Motivating compliance: Juvenile probation officer strategies and skills

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