This study examined whether varying the presentation of information about a youth’s compliance with probation requirements in community provider reports influenced juvenile probation officers’ (JPOs) perceptions and court recommendations. This study used an experimental design to explore the impact of report framing (positive, neutral, negative) and youth risk level (low, high) on JPOs’ decision making. Pennsylvania-based JPOs (N = 209) participated in an anonymous, online study. Participants read one of six community provider reports about a hypothetical probationer and answered five questions about impressions of the youth and their recommendations to the court. JPOs who read negatively framed information rated compliance and effort significantly lower than those who read positively or neutrally framed information. JPOs who read negatively framed information reported lower likelihood of recommending positive court responses and greater likelihood of recommending negative court responses, particularly when considering probation revocation for youth identified as high risk. JPOs rated compliance significantly higher for youth identified as low risk than for youth identified as high risk. Mediation analyses revealed that JPOs’ perceptions of youth significantly mediated the pathway between report framing and court recommendations, but did not mediate the pathway from youth risk level to JPOs’ recommendations. Findings suggest that JPOs differentially interpret identical behaviors depending on the framing of information. Given that negatively framed information evoked significantly more unfavorable impressions and punitive recommendations, practitioners should consider how youths’ progress on probation is communicated among court personnel, particularly as ongoing juvenile probation reform efforts seek to promote consistent treatment across youth.

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基于社区的提供者报告对青少年缓刑官的建议的影响：正面和负面框架对决策的影响。

这项研究检查了社区提供者报告中有关青年是否符合缓刑要求的信息表达方式是否会影响少年缓刑官员（JPO）的看法和法院建议。这项研究使用实验设计来探讨报告框架（正面，中性，负面）和青年风险水平（低，高）对初专干事决策的影响。宾夕法尼亚州的JPO（N = 209）参加了一项匿名的在线研究。参与者阅读了有关假想的缓刑犯的六个社区提供者报告之一，并回答了有关年轻人的印象及其向法院提出的建议的五个问题。读取否定框架信息的JPO对合规性和努力的评价显着低于读取肯定或中立框架信息的JPO。初学者阅读带有负面框架信息的人时，建议法院作出积极回应的可能性较低，而建议法院做出负面回应的可能性较大，尤其是在考虑对被认定为高风险青年的缓刑时。初级专业官员对被确定为低风险的青年的合规性明显高于被确定为高风险的青年。调解分析显示，初专干事对青年的看法极大地介导了报告框架和法院建议之间的通路，但没有调解从青年风险水平到初专干事的建议的通路。研究结果表明，JPO会根据信息框架不同地解释相同的行为。鉴于负面描述的信息会引起明显的不利印象和惩罚性建议，