NDLI: Applying Legal Socialization to the Child Welfare System: Do Youths’ Perceptions of Caseworkers Matter?

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Author	Kolivoski, Karen M. Shook, Jeffrey J. Johnson, Heath C. Goodkind, Sara Fusco, Rachel DeLisi, Matt Vaughn, Michael G.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Legal socialization is the process through which young people develop beliefs in the legitimacy of the law and legal system. Research has examined how perceptions of interactions with authority figures influence beliefs regarding the legitimacy of laws and legal system, thereby shaping compliance with the law (Fagan and Tyler in Soc Justice Res 18:217–242, 2005). Child welfare caseworkers play an integral role in children and youths’ experiences in the child welfare system. However, limited research exists examining the relationship between youths’ perceptions of caseworkers and outcomes such as delinquency.The goal of this study is to address how perceptions of a youth’s child welfare caseworker influence legal socialization and whether it is related to self-reports of delinquency.The sample (n = 113) is from youth in two juvenile justice residential facilities. Least trimmed square regressions examine the relationship between perceptions of child welfare caseworkers and legal socialization as a composite measure and its components. The overall measure and individual components are then regressed on self-reports of delinquency.Results indicate youth with more negative perceptions of caseworkers view the legal system as less legitimate and exhibit lower overall legal socialization. Legal socialization is significantly related to delinquency.Findings suggest that, similar to other authority figures, perceptions of child welfare caseworkers are linked to young people’s legal socialization and that legal socialization is related to delinquent behavior. Thus, professionals should be aware of the important role of their relationships when working with children and youth.
Starting Page	65
Ending Page	83
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10531890
Journal	Child & Youth Care Forum
Volume Number	45
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15733319
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-05-12
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Delinquency Legal socialization Child welfare Caseworker Regression Child and School Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Life-span and Life-course Studies

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