%0 Journal Article
%T The Many Hats of Juvenile Probation Officers:  A Latent Class Analysis of Work
%A Carolyn Watson
%A Danielle Rudes
%A Faye Taxman
%A Jill Viglione
%A Vienna Nightingale
%J Criminal Justice Review
%@ 1556-3839
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0734016817742688
%X The role of juvenile probation officers (JPOs) involves a balancing act between ¡°child saving¡± and community safety activities. In this study, we examine JPOs¡¯ supervision strategies and how these fit within a juvenile justice framework. Using surveys and latent class analysis, we examine the extent to which JPOs engage in a variety of case management and supervision strategies. Findings reveal little evidence supporting a purely law enforcement role and identified a new class of JPOs that does not fit within the traditional role definitions but focuses on a pro forma role that was nonengaged in case management and supervision activities
%K juvenile justice
%K juvenile probation
%K latent class analysis
%K probation officer roles
%K case management
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0734016817742688