RT Article
T1 Transforming practice through culture change: probation staff perspectives on juvenile justice reform
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 18
IS 3
SP 274
OP 293
A1 Esthappan, Sino
A2 Lacoe, Johanna
A2 Zweig, Janine M.
A2 Young, Douglas W.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1816507946
AB Probation plays a central role in the juvenile justice system, and probation officers are often involved in numerous decisions made in juvenile courts. This study examines the views of probation staff from 23 jurisdictions, some of which participated in an Annie E. Casey Foundation–funded juvenile justice reform effort intended to safely and significantly reduce the use of out-of-home placements, especially for youth of color. We survey juvenile probation staff members at two waves and describe changes in reported practices and principles relating to individualized case planning, youth engagement, family and community engagement, and racial and ethnic equity and inclusion as well as beliefs about the purposes of out-of-home placement. Reform sites reported slightly more frequent use of practices and principles addressing community engagement and racial and ethnic equity and inclusion in the second wave than in the first wave.
NO First published 3 February, 2020
K1 Juvenile Justice
K1 Juvenile probation
K1 probation officer roles
K1 Racial and ethnic disparities
K1 family engagement
DO 10.1177/1541204020901761