Juvenile offenders' diversion potential as a function of police perceptions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11054952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J KRAUS (Department of Youth and Community Services P.O. Haymarket 2000 Sydney New South Wales Australia, corresponding author), Simon Hasleton (The University of Sydney), S L Hasleton (University of Sydney New South Wales Australia) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-182 |
| Publication date | 1982-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00896422 |
| PMID | 7113986 |
| OpenAlex | W2055541008 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
The study concerns the relationship of police perception of arrested male juveniles to potential police diversion (operationally defined by perception of juveniles as deserving lenient treatment). Arresting officers (n = 102) from 20 police stations provided structured reports on 174 juveniles, covering 27 questions that police considered important in encounters with juvenile offenders. Of 16 independent variables suitable for analysis, only 4 were significantly related to diversion potential when other variables were held constant (multiple regression analysis). Only 26% of the potential's variance was accounted for by the 16 variables jointly. Factor analysis yielded six latent dimensions (orthogonal factors) of police perception of juvenile offenders: offensive behavior, conformity of appearance, delinquent background, nonserious offense, favorable impression, single offender. All dimensions except "delinquent background" were significantly related to diversion potential, and an empirical rationale could be found for three of these relationships. The findings are discussed critically. It is concluded that the importance of interpersonal variables in police encounters with juveniles might be less than has been suggested in the literature
Citation · Criminology · Library science · Police department · Political science · Publication · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
Causes of Police Behavior
Police Professionalization and Community Attachments and Diversion of Juveniles
Effects of a Juvenile Liaison Scheme
The Police and Juvenile Delinquency
The Social Distribution of Criminal Labels
Police Juvenile Liaison Schemes
Police Control of Juveniles
Production of Crime Rates
Labeling, Deterrence, and Recidivism
Routine Police Arrest Practices
Police Encounters With Juveniles
Violence and the Police
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |