Probation officer

My choose of experience that I chose was working at a basketball summer youth camp that served children who were between the ages of 7-14. I ultimately decided to choose this experience because it was a sense of returning back to my community and helping those who enjoy engaging in physical activities. It also let me build relationships with children that I will help me in my future professional goals. Also, I think it has helped me prepare for my current job. This experience connects with my…

Probation Work in the United States United States legislators established the probation officer role in the early 1900’s. These professionals supervise individuals involved in the justice system by working to identify their risk factors as well as resources to with their reintegration into society. Probation officers work with released inmates in a few ways to help begin new lives. Probation Work Throughout Time A document published by the U.S. Probation Office of the District of Columbia…

Lisa Godinho with the tittle of Probation Officer at Kendall County Court Services is agreeing to be interviewed. There are several reasons as why interviewing a probation officer was my choice. The main one being the importance of rehabilitating an individual, which probation officers take a huge part. They rehabilitate an individual by supervision to ensure their offenders are behaving themselves, ensuring the offender does not commit another offence. There are however several cases where…

interning in New Britain Adult Probation, I observed how each probation officer had their own style when it came to counseling their clients. The more time I spent in adult probation and with different probation officers, I began to wonder how successful these tactics were. Therefore, I will be researching how effective - in terms of successful completion of probation and parole and low recidivism rates - different forms of counseling are to individuals on either probation or parole. The lower…

My job is to help prevent them from committing new crimes. A probation officer must meet with the probationer, family and friends to gather background information to help better identify the right course of rehabilitation by providing rules of conduct, and setting goals. Probation officers should be able to discuss what factors might have led the probationer toward criminal behavior and provide adequate resources the probationer…

of criminals, probation is a very important job that needs to be done effectively. Many probation officers do not go the extra mile to help the offender make a healthier lifestyle. Probation can be very difficult and stressful work. Passion is needed when handling someone 's life, it 's a very big responsibility. Many facilities are doing studies to enhance the system so more people get on the right track rather than going to jail. In order to become an effective probation officer a person…

In my time in interviewing a probation officer, I have gotten in contact with Darin Kessler. Mr. Kessler, currently works with the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department and has the position of a Community Supervision Officer. As described by Mr. Kessler, a Community Supervision officer supervises their client based on the order of the judge. It is their job to help and keep offenders in check and also report any problems to the court. Ultimately, he wishes that the…

My future career is to become a probation officer and soon achieve being an Assistant Chief Probation Officer Having this position, your annual salary is about $99,000 to $100,000 yearly. Under general administrative direction, plans, coordinates and directs the administrative and financial operations of the Juvenile Probation Department, including budgeting, staffing, and program development; implements and enforces policy as determined by the Chief Probation Officer; manages administrative and…

tough love, but it is much harder when placed in that situation. Professionally we learn tasks overtime while we have hands on experience. The internship prepared me for this career path in so many ways. I learned about all the duties that the probation officers do on a daily basis. I learned how the different services intertwine with one another. This including surveillance, and court school. It has really taught me a lot about the system as a whole and what it takes day to day…

As a Juvenile Probation Officer, Math will come in handy when having to keep up with the amount of payments due for each probationer. If I was unfamiliar in Math altogether, I would be unable to calculate simple problems such as counting balances and change and so forth. Currently, as a Postal Worker, Math plays an indirect role in my daily job. Numbers make up math and each address is a number therefore, I am able to differentiate between addresses and better understand the sequence of numbers.…