Street-Level Bureaucrats, Racial Identity & Racial Ideology: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Probation Officer Decision-Making

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Brief Overview

Drawing on street-level bureaucracy (SLB) theory, this study proposes a research design that emphasizes examining SLBs’ racial identity as a multidimensional concept encompassing racial ideology rather than merely a demographic variable.

Author

• Arielle Weaver, University of Washington, Seattle Campus