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Investigation of the variations in aspirant juvenile probation officers' recommendations for a juvenile offender who may suffer from a mental health disorder was the purpose of this study. Two hypotheses were developed to test this purpose: a) there was a significant difference between the recommendations of mental health evaluations and b) there was a significant difference in the recommendations for a mental health evaluation prior to and after the mental health overview administered among two groups. A survey was administered to 13 undergraduate students with an aspiration to be juvenile probation officers. The survey consisted of a pretest and posttest questionnaire following a case vignette where a juvenile offender meeting the criteria for conduct disorder was described to measure if the mental health overview would increase the participant's likelihood of recommending a mental health evaluation. A Chi Square and McNemar Test were completed. The statistical analyses and implications are discussed.
Advisor: | Rishel, Dean |
Commitee: | Fries, Jonna |
School: | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology |
Department: | Clinical Forensic Psychology |
School Location: | United States -- Illinois |
Source: | DAI-B 76/03(E), Dissertation Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Education Policy, Clinical psychology, Public policy |
Keywords: | Conduct disorder, Delinquency, Juvenile probation officer, Mental health, Recommendations |
Publication Number: | 3645895 |
ISBN: | 978-1-321-35309-9 |