Enhanced Training And Parole Officer

What is knowledge? Knowledge is defined as facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education. It is important for probation and parole officers to have the awareness and understanding of psychological and sociological constructs and theories because the fact they are involved in another person’s life and they need to be prepared to know whether or not if their client as any mental disorders that will cause them to commit another crime if they release them back into society. When someone has the knowledge to do something they have the experience of education which teaches them the rights and wrongs of the job. The more experience one has the better they are going to be at their job profession. When it comes …show more content…
Probation and parole officers should have the specialized training and in-depth knowledge of social perceptiveness, active listening, complex problem solving, organization, judgement and decision making, and speaking. An officer should have a social understanding of everything going on because they are the ones that need to understand the client and make sure they understand them. The officers want to explain their client’s behavior and his/her personality to the situation in which they are acting. Active listening is an important trait to have when you are an officer because they want to communicate with their clients with understanding of what they said so they can give feedback that helps them the best it can and to confirm the understanding of both parties. Problem solving is very important because it could make a huge difference in their career. When they are at work they need to solve problems for their clients, they need to be able to define the issue, generating replacements, calculating and pick out substitutes and applying those solutions. Officers should be well organized and be able to plan work. Judgement and decision making can help the officer evaluate information and help make the best ethical decision in that situation. Communication is also important because they want to have the voice that sounds like they are in charge and not the other way around. They need to have most of these traits in order to work to the best of their