TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1971//
TI  - Decisions by Juvenile Officers
JO  - American journal of sociology
A1  - Weiner, Norman L.
A1  - Willie, Charles V.
SP  - 199
EP  - 210
VL  - 77
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper examines decision making by juvenile officers, looking at the effects that race and socioeconomic status of the individual, and racial composition and socioeconomic status of his neighborhood, have on juvenile police disposition. Data from Washington, D.C., indicate little, if any, influence of any of these factors. An analysis of data from Syracuse, N.Y., using a variation of Blau's structural effects technique, likewise indicate no effect of any kind. It is suggested that the juvenile officer's discretion may be viewed as an example of enacted institutional change.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0002-9602
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/225096
ID  - ref1
ER  -