SAGE Journal Articles

Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Food for Thought Article

Article 1: Brank, E., Lane, J., Turner, S., Fain, T., & Sehgal, A. (2008). An experimental juvenile probation program: Effects on parent and peer relationshipsCrime & Delinquency, 54(2), 193-224. DOI: 10.1177/0011128706296048

Article 2: Van Nijnatten, C., and Stevens, G. (2011). Juvenile participation in conversations with probation officers. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology,56(3) 483-499. DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11399872

  1. What is meant by the “missionary” approach to probation?
  2. According to the article, correctional topics regarding the juvenile’s public behavior was discussed in what manner?
  3. What is your opinion concerning the examples given by the author? Are these appropriate ways to handle juveniles?

Article 3: Brank, E., Lane, J., Turner, S., Fain, T., and Sehgal, A. (2008). An experimental juvenile probation program: Effects on parent and peer relationships. Crime & Delinquency, 54(2) 193-224. DOI: 10.1177/0011128706296048

  1. Research concerning juveniles should examine adolescents in a context. The focus should not be solely on the juvenile’s own characteristics but also on what else?
  2. Discuss the empirical basis for parent’s role in a juvenile’s delinquency.
  3. What is meant by greater parental monitoring, and what role does it play in juvenile delinquency?