@article{ref1,
title="An innovative use of conjoint analysis to understand decision-making by juvenile probation officers",
journal="Journal of juvenile justice",
year="2017",
author="Aalsma, Matthew C. and Holloway, Evan D. and Schwartz, Katherine and Anderson, Valerie R. and Zimet, Gregory D.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="48-61",
abstract="Juvenile probation officers (JPOs) play an important role in the juvenile justice system, and their decisions influence youth outcomes. Conjoint analysis was used to determine the relative influence of youth, case, and family characteristics on JPO decision-making. JPOs (N = 224) were recruited from 18 Indiana counties to review 8 scenarios describing youth probationers. JPOs were randomly assigned to review scenarios depicting either a white youth or a black youth. Within youth probationer race, each scenario varied by 5 dichotomous dimensions commonly associated with differences in decision making among justice system personnel: youth gender, offense severity, mental health screening results, youth age, and family involvement. JPO participants then made recommendations for each probationer regarding (1) placement in the community or secure facility, (2) conditions of probation supervision, and (3) referrals to mental health services. For each recommendation (placement, supervision conditions, and service referrals), mean JPO responses did not differ by probationer race. For both black and white probationers, offense severity was the most influential factor on placement decisions. In contrast, the relative influence of scenario characteristics on JPO recommendations differed by probationer race when JPOs made decisions about conditions of probation and mental health service referrals.  Keywords: Juvenile justice <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2153-8026",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}