administration but also the increase effectiveness of the day to day running of the prisons. The correctional officers opposed the privatization of Florida prisons because the private corporations were not interested in maintaining the professionalism nor the caliber of the lives that they have earned. Furthermore, in the past individuals would apply for a position as a correctional officer after failure in other careers such as the military, Sheriff’s office, etc.…
If I were to dive into either one of these fields I wouldn’t survive because they do not suit me. When I do something, there should be a passion behind it and I have no desire to peruse a career as a Forensic Serologist or Correction Officer. My goal is to go where I feel I can do the most which will start by being a State Trooper for a few year then later become a Youth Correctional Counselor. Youth Correctional Counselor education requirements are a bachelors in criminal justice…
Residing in the unincorporated Tattnall County outside of Reidsville, GA is the home of Georgia’s Department of Corrections (GDC), formerly the Georgia Industrial Institute, purchased by the state in 1937 for approximately 1.3 million dollars. The facility had renovation done in 2007. The prison originally housed juvenile delinquents. It’s now a medium security state prison. This prison is the oldest still running correctional institution in the state of Georgia. Just like Georgia’s state prison…
I will forward toward to become a Law Enforcement, to use my skills and knowledge to help the community. Being in the Law Enforcement is something that inspired me to learn everything that I can and gain knowledge, so I can become a great peace officer and able to enforce the “letter of the law” and “letter of the spirit.” As I was growing up knowing that my father and grandfather was in the army to protect his homeland, and after knowing what my father and my grandfather did, made me want to…
early release program for short-time prisoners. The ND Pardon Board took on the task of paroling authority in 1939. While, the Legislature allowed the Executive Branch to hire one person to manage parolees; therefore, Art Vandal became Chief Parole Officer. Art was responsible for supervision of parolees, and made laws…
Stated in the case study there are several communication barriers within the case. The first communication error is the use of filtering. According to the releasing officers, they were only given Brady Johnson’s personal property information but later they commented they did not have time to go through the entire case file (Allen & Sawhney 2015). So exactly what is the truth? Were they given the entire file but only read the property personal information part or were they only given the…
Issues: Presentence Reports and Intermediate Sanctions Review of Subject Probation officers have an important role in the criminal justice system, and their supervision and investigation skills contribute greatly to the sentencing phase of an offender. One of the many tasks of a probation officer is to generate detailed presentence investigations (PSIs). In order to have a comprehensive presentence report, a probation officer must interview the offender, evaluate the offender’s criminal history…
Probation/Parole Officer There are many career options in the criminal justice field and all play a key role in our society. Each department are like puzzle pieces they all fit together to make the bigger picture. One key role in the criminal justice field is probation and parole, and in this role a probation or parole officer can not only assure societies well-being but the offenders as well. The probation and parole department are a part of the corrections branch of the criminal justice…
The future of corrections is going to be impacted from everything from the national economy to the aging prison population. In this paper we will be covering the economic impact of corrections and how it will decided the course of corrections in the future. We shall also look into the aging population of prisons and the overcrowding based on this phenomenon. A look into the prison population as a whole as well as the community based corrections such as probation. The U.S. corrections system…
uneducated, unskilled, and usually without solid family supports....”( Petersilia 3). When people think of prisons and corrections, they automatically assume people are going to jail and staying there. However, most of those people go to prison where they have to face the harsh reality of not having family come visit them, they may not like the food, abuse from other inmates including officers, as well as the thought of being on your own. Leading to the main problem of those released from…