Policing juvenile delinquency in China: Exploring the influence of officer-related individual and organizational factors on discretionary police decision-making

Xinman Yin and Ruohui Zhao

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 158, issue C

Abstract: This study aims to explore police officers’ decision-making patterns for punishing, educating, and providing assistance to minors who have committed property, violent, or illegal drug use offenses. It further examines the impact of both officers’ individual characteristics and perceived organizational support on police reactions to the respective offenses.

Keywords: Police discretion; Juvenile delinquency; Individual characteristics; Organizational support; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107459

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