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The Prioritization of Treatment among Texas Parole Officers

James F. Quinn

University of North Texas

Larry A. Gould

Northern Arizona University

A factor analysis using data from 559 parole officers is used to examine the relation-ship between officers `traits, work situation, and perceived needs. The results show an overwhelming desire for more treatment resources that challenge some established typologies of community supervision officers. Results suggest that seniority, job type, and caseload size were the most powerful factors in predicting the prioritization of treatment resources, whereas race, city size, political ideology, gender, and education also affect respondents' desire for treatment resources. Placed in a context of evolving agency policies, the growing popularity of the "new penology," and the privatization of mental health and substance abuse services, the interpretation of the data is of heuristic interest to national corrections planning.

Key Words: community corrections • parole officers • treatment

The Prison Journal, Vol. 83, No. 3, 323-336 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885503256328
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