Probation Officers Goals

The most challenging issues faced in the probation industry are dealing with the parolees not willing to help themselves into a better rehabilitative state. Probation officers can help probationers better their lives by following mandatory protocols depending on their charges such as goals of probation, risk and needs assessments, programs and approaches and cognitive-behavioral therapies. Probation officers goal is to determine what they are attempting to achieve through supervision. Because there are many programs and conditions that influence if the individual is going to be successful being on probation, leading to success is a complicated task and very challenging. The probation officers main goal is to provide rehabilitative programs …show more content…
Case plans are based on the risk and needs assessments, although there are many different principles that need to be takin into consideration, it is essential for when a probation officer develops a case plan. To determine the risk level of a probationer, it includes assessment of risk factors like prior incarceration, age at the current arrest prior arrests, history of drug use as well as history of failure in community correction programs. With creating case plans, the main goal of assessing risk is to reduce individuals likelihood of committing future crimes while on …show more content…
They address anti-social thoughts and behaviors that lead to difficulty with correctly reading, social cues, accepting blame for their own actions, as well as using moral reasoning. Therapy allows for an individual to focus on learning coping skills for their natural environment which they will be transferred into helping them react to stress in a socially accepted manner. These therapy sessions help approach the risk, needs, and responsivity of every individuals need to determine what programs will best benefit them in their rehabilitation. Cognitive behavioral therapy also addresses dynamic risk factors referred to as criminological needs used to predict recidivism of adult offenders. Certain techniques are provided to individuals to alter negative thoughts that are transferred into anti-social behaviors. Another popular approach are programs that are based on social learning theory, it's effective in addressing obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression, antisocial conduct and other behavioral problems that attribute to these offenders to commit crimes. Most of these behaviors often lead to probationers to commit crimes, addressing these certain behaviors is a must to help these troubled individuals complete their sentence of probation and be successful. There is a program known as rehab and rehabilitation, which includes about 35 sessions.