NeMoyer Amanda, Goldstein Naomi E S, McKitten Rhonda L, Prelic Ana, Ebbecke Jenna, Foster Erika, Burkard Casey
Department of Psychology, Drexel University.
Defender Association of Philadelphia.
Law Hum Behav. 2014 Dec;38(6):580-91. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000083. Epub 2014 Jun 16.
Probation is the most common disposition for adjudicated youth, but little is known about which specific requirements are commonly imposed on juveniles, the requirements with which juveniles most often fail to comply, and how certain youth characteristics and/or imposed requirements might relate to probation noncompliance. An investigation of 120 archived files of youth represented by an urban public defender's office identified 29 probation requirements imposed on youth and 18 requirements with which youth commonly failed to comply. Results revealed that 52% of youth failed to comply with at least one probation requirement; prior probation noncompliance and race were both significantly associated with noncompliance in the examined probation disposition. In addition, the probability of probation noncompliance was significantly higher when youth received either of two substance-related probation requirements: drug tests or drug and alcohol counseling. Such results may prompt further investigation of juvenile probation-related predictors, identify areas of need for clinical service provision to foster successful completion of probation requirements, and help identify areas of potential biases among juvenile court personnel.
缓刑是被判决少年最常见的处置方式，但对于通常对青少年施加哪些具体要求、青少年最常不遵守哪些要求，以及某些青少年特征和/或施加的要求与缓刑违规可能有怎样的关联，人们知之甚少。对一家城市公设辩护人办公室代理的120份青少年存档档案进行的调查，确定了对青少年施加的29项缓刑要求以及青少年通常不遵守的18项要求。结果显示，52%的青少年至少不遵守一项缓刑要求；在接受审查的缓刑处置中，先前的缓刑违规和种族都与违规显著相关。此外，当青少年收到与毒品相关的两项缓刑要求中的任何一项时，缓刑违规的可能性显著更高：毒品检测或毒品与酒精咨询。这些结果可能会促使对与少年缓刑相关的预测因素进行进一步调查，确定提供临床服务以促进成功完成缓刑要求的需求领域，并有助于识别少年法庭人员中潜在偏见的领域。
