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Selected Works of Lindsey Wylie
Contribution to Book
Using Mail Surveys to Assess Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecuting Attorneys Regarding Parental Involvement Laws
Handbook of Community Sentiment (2014)
  • Monica K. Miller, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Jeremy A. Blumenthal, Syracuse University
  • Jared Chamberlain, Argosy University
  • Eve Brank, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Lori Hoetger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Lindsey E. Wylie, University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • Leroy B. Scott, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
Editors: Monica K. Miller, Jeremy A. Blumenthal, and Jared Chamberlain 

Chapter, Using Mail Surveys to Assess Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecuting Attorneys Regarding Parental Involvement Laws, co-authored by Lindsey Wylie, UNO faculty member.

Community sentiment is often measured by asking community members their opinions; however, individuals who enforce laws provide unique perspectives. This is especially true when laws are on the books but are not actively enforced. The current chapter details a mail survey study that examined the perspectives of prosecuting attorneys and police chiefs concerning parental involvement laws. Parental involvement laws hold parents legally accountable for the illegal behavior and status offenses of their children. Overall, prosecuting attorneys and police chiefs did not view these laws as effective yet tended to blame parents for juvenile delinquency and for difficulties in implementing parental involvement laws. Therefore, this legal professional sample did not have strong support for these laws, which may provide an explanation for why these laws are very common yet infrequently enforced. The chapter also addresses benefits and difficulties in assessing community sentiment with a limited mail survey to legal professionals.
Keywords
  • Mail surveys,
  • Attorneys,
  • Police chiefs,
  • Parental responsibility laws,
  • Juvenile delinquency
Disciplines
Publication Date
October, 2014
Editor
Monica K. Miller, Jeremy A. Blumenthal, and Jared Chamberlain
Publisher
Springer
ISBN
978-1493918980
Publisher Statement
Brank, E.M., Hoetger, L., Scott, B.L., & Wylie, L.E. (2015). Using Mail Surveys to Assess Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecuting Attorneys Regarding Parental Involvement Laws In M.K. Miller, J.A. Blumenthal, and J. Chamberlain (Eds.) Handbook of Community Sentiment (99-110). New York, NY: Springer.
Citation Information
Monica K. Miller, Jeremy A. Blumenthal, Jared Chamberlain, Eve Brank, et al.. "Using Mail Surveys to Assess Perceptions of Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecuting Attorneys Regarding Parental Involvement Laws" New York, NYHandbook of Community Sentiment (2014) p. 99 - 110
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lindsey-wylie/7/