Abstract
The contemporary juvenile court judge has a working style which is unique although in some ways similar to that of the other professions concerned with delinquent and dependent youth. These working styles and characteristics were measured through the Job Analysis and Interest Measurement, a self-report inventory measuring behavioral styles, work preferences, and values. The data suggest that the highly regarded juvenile court judge tends to be supportive and sympathetic rather than puni tive and aggressive in his relationship with other persons. On the other hand, lawyers who did not become judges place greater value on status and intellectual achievement. Judges also tend to identify more with authority, while lawyers tend to be more individualistic.
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