Juvenile probation officers (JPOs) play an important role as decisionmakers for adolescents under their supervision in the community. While some research has examined how individual and organizational characteristics may affect their decision-making, this is the first study to examine the role of social networks that naturally occur within the juvenile probation department workplace. Specifically, demographics, attitudes about participation in the workplace, and burnout were examined as predictors of social support and consultation networks within the workplace. The current study was exploratory in nature. Participants were JPOs who supervised adolescents in the United States within one state. JPOs who felt more involved in workplace decision-making processes reported receiving more social support from their colleagues. JPOs with some graduate education or a Master’s degree were less likely to provide consultation to others on tough cases or to be rated by others as providing social support. Implications are discussed.

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青少年缓刑部门的社会支持和咨询网络中的教育、参与部门决策和倦怠的作用

少年缓刑官 (JPO) 作为社区受其监督的青少年的决策者发挥着重要作用。虽然一些研究已经研究了个人和组织特征如何影响他们的决策，但这是第一项研究社交网络在少年缓刑部门工作场所中自然发生的作用的研究。具体而言，人口统计学、对参与工作场所的态度和倦怠被视为工作场所内社会支持和咨询网络的预测因素。目前的研究本质上是探索性的。参与者是在美国一州内监督青少年的初级专业人员。感觉更多地参与工作场所决策过程的 JPO 报告说从他们的同事那里得到了更多的社会支持。具有一些研究生教育或硕士学位的初级专业人员不太可能就棘手的案件向他人提供咨询或被他人评为提供社会支持。影响进行了讨论。