The results of a recent survey of juvenile probation officers are presented which describe demographic features, work patterns, and philosophies of the officers. Presented is a description of the contents of juvenile defendant reports prepared by the juvenile officers. The results of both databases are correlated and highlighted with two suggested sample reports.
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