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The Impact of Juvenile Court Judge Ethical Orientation on Decision Making
Author(s) -
Catlin Dennis W.,
Posadas Carlos E.,
BondMaupin Lisa J.,
Maupin James R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2011.01061.x
Subject(s) - juvenile , ideology , economic justice , exploratory research , juvenile court , orientation (vector space) , law , ethical decision , political science , position (finance) , psychology , social psychology , sociology , criminology , juvenile delinquency , social science , politics , ecology , business , geometry , mathematics , biology , finance
This exploratory study examines the ethical ideologies of a sample of 76 juvenile court judges attending a conference using an Ethical Position Questionnaire. Potential effects of ethical orientation on judicial decision making are identified and discussed. The findings indicate a relatively even distribution of judges across ethical ideologies. The connection between ethical ideology and the prevailing juvenile justice philosophy across jurisdictions, and the importance and complexity of judicial education and training in juvenile justice, are discussed.