Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA.
Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2022 May;66(6-7):670-693. doi: 10.1177/0306624X21990783. Epub 2021 Jan 29.
This study explores the perceptions of specialty mental health caseload probation officers and their use of discretion in day-to-day supervision of individuals with mental illness in one large jurisdiction in the United States. Scholars have examined overall effectiveness of specialty probation programs, probation officers' roles as street-level bureaucrats, and the impact of the mental health caseload probation officer and probationer relationship on successful completion. Less attention, however, has been placed on examining how the officers supervising these specialty caseloads perceive their roles as mental health probation officers and how they use discretion in their caseload management. The current study examines the narratives of 24 specialty mental health caseload probation officers and supervisors to understand how discretion is used on a problem-solving caseload and how discretionary decision-making may impact probationer outcomes.
本研究探讨了美国一个大司法管辖区的专业精神卫生案件缓刑监督官对其日常监督精神疾病个人的自由裁量权的看法。学者们已经研究了专业缓刑计划的总体效果、缓刑官作为基层官僚的角色，以及精神卫生案件缓刑监督官和缓刑犯关系对成功完成缓刑的影响。然而，对监督这些特殊案件的官员如何看待自己作为精神卫生缓刑官的角色以及他们如何在案件管理中使用自由裁量权的关注较少。本研究考察了 24 名专业精神卫生案件缓刑监督官和主管的叙述，以了解在解决问题的案件中如何使用自由裁量权，以及自由裁量决策如何影响缓刑犯的结果。
